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New Study Urges MBTA to Expand Corporate Pass Program
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New Documentary Highlights Impact of Bigoted “Blaine Amendments”
Read op-eds about the film, by Raymond Flynn, former Ambassador…
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Film Screenings at Area Catholic Schools to Educate Public about Barriers to School Choice
Constitutional amendments in 38 states born of anti-Catholic…
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Announcing Pioneer Institute’s 2018 Better Government Competition Topic: “Making Higher Education & Career Training Options Affordable & Effective”
Each year, the Better Government Competition focuses on one of…
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Report: Economic Freedom Up Slightly Across U.S.
Massachusetts ranks 13th in North American index
BOSTON - Massachusetts…
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Press Release: Definitive Biographer of Pope St. John Paul II to Keynote Cristo Rey High Schools Event
Update: Watch the event videos below, in order.
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2017 Lovett C. Peters Lecture in Public Policy to Focus on Politics and Polarization on American Campuses
Social Psychologist & National Commentator Jonathan Haidt…
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Study: Proposition 80 Would Give MA 2nd Highest Combined State & Federal Capital Gains Tax Rate in U.S.
Read coverage of this report in the Boston Herald: "Study: ‘Millionaire’s…
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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arguments in Janus v. AFSCME
Pioneer Institute Signed onto Amicus Brief Urging Court to Accept…
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Press Release: Pioneer Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Plaintiffs in Boston Charter School Case
Joins with Black Alliance for Educational Options and Cheryl…
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Study: Ferry Service Could Provide Opportunity for MBTA Expansion without Huge Upfront Costs
Read press coverage of this report in the Boston Herald: Study…
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PioneerLegal Signs onto Amicus Briefs Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Two Cases with Local Impact
Petitions would affect group of local educators challenging compulsory…
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Time for Boston to open up to limited service clinics
As a little girl I have a dim memory of my mother taking me to…
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Public Statement: Pioneer Applauds MBTA Control Board For Seeking To Modernize Bus Maintenance
Pioneer applauds the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board's…
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Study: Telemedicine Can Reduce Healthcare Costs, Improve Outcomes & Patient Satisfaction
Calls on Massachusetts to adopt telemedicine through the Group…
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Extended Summer Enrichment Programs Most Effective, Cost-Efficient
Part III of Pioneer Institute study series cites three approaches
BOSTON…
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Study: States Should Provide Parents With More Information About Homeschooling Options
Practice is growing rapidly; practitioners are becoming more…
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Pioneer Institute Announces Winner of 26th Annual Better Government Competition
MIT AgeLab Founder, Massachusetts Governor to Headline Awards…
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Study Explores Potential for Medical Voc-Tech Education in Catholic Schools
Programs could help stem enrollment declines, provide opportunity…
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Report Calls on FMCB to Seek Legislative Intervention on Projected 18-Year, $1.485 Billion T Pension Shortfall
New evaluation commissioned by MBTA projects T contributions…
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Pioneer Experts Offer Contrasting Prescriptions For MA Healthcare
BOSTON - New policy briefs from Josh Archambault and Barbara Anthony, two senior fellows in healthcare at Pioneer Institute, offer differing prescriptions for how Massachusetts should navigate uncertainty in the healthcare market, as Congress debates the fate of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Public Statement On UMass Boston Finances
According to a State House News Service story yesterday, Education…
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Study Applauds State Decision To Let Healthcare Spending Benchmark Decrease
Calls on policy makers to continue pursuing efforts to trim healthcare…
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2017 Hewitt Healthcare Lecture: Innovations In The Massachusetts Healthcare Market
BOSTON - While efforts to revise the federal healthcare law continue,…
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So you want to know something about pensions?
Now anyone can become a local pension system expert...
A…
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Study Estimates $27 Million In Savings Annually From Consolidation Of Public Pensions
Local retirement systems generate heavy costs, larger fiduciary…
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Follow-Up Survey Finds Hospitals Still Fall Short On Price Transparency
Estimated price of routine procedure at 21 Massachusetts hospitals…
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Study: Evidence Suggests MBTA Pension Low-Balled Costs And Liabilities
Quarter-century of data shows costs at up to six times valuation…
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Teaching The First World War In Schools Is Topic For Pioneer History Forum
Event to feature Pulitzer Prize winner, celebrated Pres. Wilson…