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Op-ed: Mass. charters fight racial oppression

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October 21, 2016

By Sephira Shuttlesworth By 1959, my late husband, the Birmingham,…

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The Future of the MBTA

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October 20, 2016

Last year the legislature created the MBTA Fiscal and Management…

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Study: Massachusetts Charters Enrolling More English Language Learners

October 19, 2016

Charter ELLs have lower attrition rates, better academic outcomes…

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Charter School Special-Needs Students Achieving Excellent Outcomes

October 13, 2016

Percentage Of Charter School Special-Needs Students Is Rising,…

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Survey Finds Prescription Drug Prices Easy To Access, But Not Always Accurate

October 13, 2016

Wide variation found in price of generics, less for brand-name…

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Study Finds Common Core Incompatible With Catholic Education

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October 12, 2016

Singular focus on workforce development conflicts with Catholic…

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How Phoenix Academies Transform Potential High School Dropouts into College Grads

September 27, 2016

Study Explores How Phoenix Academies Transform Potential High…

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Op-ed: Charter and district schools need not be adversaries

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September 21, 2016

By Thomas Birmingham This op-ed appeared in the New Bedford…

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Education Access Event to Feature Daughter of Lead Plaintiff in Brown vs Board of Ed

September 19, 2016

As Massachusetts debates raising the charter school cap, school…

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PioneerLegal Submits Amicus Brief In Pacheco-Law Case Before SJC

September 8, 2016

Pioneer Institute (Pioneer) has submitted an amicus brief supporting…

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Op-ed: Health fee pinches taxpayers

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September 6, 2016

Read this op-ed in the Boston Herald (September 4, 2016). Sometimes…

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New ACA-Related Medicaid Fee Will Cost MA $162M+ Over Next Decade

August 31, 2016

Read news coverage of this report in The Boston Globe. Health…

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Op-ed: Teaching American History: A Straightforward Fix For The Bay State

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August 25, 2016

Read this full article on WGBH News.  THOMAS BIRMINGHAM It’s…

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Study Highlights Best Practices In Summer Enrichment Programs

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August 17, 2016

Read coverage of this report in The Recorder. Second of three-part…

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Event To Call For Moving “Know-Nothing” Governor’s Portrait From State House Wall

August 1, 2016

Bigoted Know-Nothing Amendments still part of state constitution Read…

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Leveling the Playing Field for the Taxi Industry

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July 29, 2016

As a Massachusetts state legislative committee considers a contentious…

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Study: Expand Use of Transponder Technology to Parking, Other Non-Tolling Services

July 27, 2016

Report calls for creation of single account to simplify customer…

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PioneerLegal Joins Amicus Brief In Takings Case Before Sixth Circuit

July 20, 2016

Pioneer Institute (Pioneer) has joined in an amicus brief in…

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