Happy New Year from Pioneer Institute

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We hope you are taking time to celebrate and find peace during this season. Thank you for your support for Pioneer, which has helped us stay focused on steering the state’s debate on the pandemic response, and making progress on our key policy objectives. Here’s to a great 2021 for Massachusetts and the country.

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Dr. Howard Fuller on School Choice & Presidential Politics

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October 18, 2019

Cara and Bob talk withthe the great Dr. Howard Fuller, Distinguished Professor of Education, about his passionate activism on behalf of education reform, his concerns about the lack of support among Democratic presidential candidates for charter schools & more!

The Learning Curve: “Wilfred McClay on his new book, Land of Hope”

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October 11, 2019

Wilfred McClay, University of Oklahoma Professor, discusses his new high school textbook, "Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story," that seeks to provide an account of this nation's rich and complex story that puts it in proper perspective, and that is both honest and inspiring.

Study Finds Revived Merit Rating Board Taking Steps to Carry Out Statutorily Mandated Duties

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The Merit Rating Board’s recent adoption of a regular meeting schedule, and related resolutions, are important steps in light of that Board’s 1976 governing statute.

Study Proposes “Marshall Plan” for Attracting and Retaining Talent Needed to Modernize the MBTA

October 7, 2019

Better hiring practices and internal organization, external resources…

This Week on “The Learning Curve”: Natalie Wexler on her new book, The Knowledge Gap

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October 4, 2019

Bob & Cara talk with Natalie Wexler, author of "The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System–And How to Fix It," about the shift in K-12 education, even in the Common Core era, from an emphasis on academic content to empty skills and strategies.

VIDEO: Making a Difference Through METCO

October 1, 2019

A new video about the METCO program centers around the friendship between two Wayland High School students; one who lives in Wayland and the other from Boston. It also features interviews with METCO CEO Milly Arbaje-Thomas and Mabel Reid-Wallace, Director of Wayland's METCO program.

Dimming the state’s literary light

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September 27, 2019

September marks Johnson’s 310th birthday. His A Dictionary of the English Language (1755) used 114,000 timeless quotations to help define 42,000 words, making it among the most famous dictionaries in human history.

Pioneer Institute Files Updated Amicus Brief in Potentially Landmark School Choice Case Currently before U.S. Supreme Court

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September 23, 2019

In the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s June decision…

Pioneer Institute Announces Winner of 29th Annual Better Government Competition

September 16, 2019

Pioneer Institute is pleased to announce that Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro)’s program, “Operation Farm Team: Global Transportation Infrastructure Workforce Initiative” is the winner of the 29th annual Better Government Competition. The theme of the 2019 contest was, “Moving People, Moving Goods, Moving Forward,” focusing on innovations that prepare America for the future of transportation.

The Learning Curve: National Education Podcast

September 10, 2019

“The Learning Curve” is where you’ll find straight talk about the nation’s hottest education stories - news and opinion from the schoolyard to the 2020 campaign trail.

Press Release: Choice Media, Pioneer Institute, and Ricochet Announce New Education Podcast

September 6, 2019

“The Learning Curve” to feature Bob Bowdon, Cara Candal,…

Pioneer Institute to Recognize Winners of 29th Annual Better Government Awards at Gala

August 20, 2019

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Study Calls for Easing MBTA Procurement Restrictions and Beefing Up Project Management Capacity

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Tackling equity at Boston’s exam schools

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August 5, 2019

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Melville readies students for rough seas ahead

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July 31, 2019

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The Supreme Court Is Set To Decide Whether Religious Kids Are Allowed A Good Education

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July 19, 2019

Thanks to Kendra Espinoza, a determined Montana mom, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up and hopefully strike down the infamous legacy of state Know-Nothing and Blaine amendments. From Massachusetts to Michigan and across the nation, this case has the potential to overturn a century and a half of state constitutional discrimination against religious families and their quest for the most suitable and effective education for their children.