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Recent Posts

Testing the Tests: Why MCAS Is Better Than PARCC

October 27, 2015

Study:  MCAS Less Expensive, More Rigorous and Provides Better…

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Op-ed: K-12 educational focus on government, civics must be restored

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October 22, 2015

John Boehner’s resignation as speaker of the U.S. House of…

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Expanding Voc-Tech Education & Equality of Opportunity

October 19, 2015

Vocational-Technical Education, Equality of Educational Opportunity…

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Study: Draft Science & Technology/Engineering Standards Should Be Withdrawn

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October 15, 2015

Study Calls for Draft Science and Technology/Engineering Standards…

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New Book: “Drilling through the Core: Why Common Core is Bad for American Education”

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September 28, 2015

With Common Core Collapsing, New Scholarly Book Informs Debate…

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Study: Uber, Lyft, Shouldn’t Be Subject to Same Restrictions That Have Harmed Taxis

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September 21, 2015

Watch an interview with the author on BNN News: https://youtu.be/-cs9vbkDv5E BOSTON…

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Survey: Proposed Voucher Large Enough to Give Majority of Low-Income Recipients Access to Religiously Affiliated Schools

September 9, 2015

BOSTON - An annual voucher of between $6,000 and $8,000 would…

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Op-ed: Big money pushes PARCC and Common Core

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September 1, 2015

Each year, much is written and said about K-12 education when…

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Guest Opinion: Reinstate the SNAP work requirement

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September 1, 2015

Massachusetts, once a national leader in welfare reform, needs…

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Op-ed: We must teach hard historical truths of Emmett Till’s murder

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August 24, 2015

This week marks the 60th anniversary of the murder of Emmett…

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Mass. Healthcare Price Transparency Law Still Not a Reality

August 12, 2015

State Healthcare Price Transparency Law Still Not a Reality for…

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The Boston Globe: Create work with on-the-job training

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August 5, 2015

The value of work cannot be overstated. If you love what you’re…

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Study Proposes School Voucher Plan for 10,000 Low-Income Mass. Students

July 30, 2015

New Study Proposes School Voucher Plan for 10,000 Low-Income…

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COMMENTARY: More is needed to fix the MBTA

July 28, 2015

Read this op-ed in The Patriot Ledger, the Brockton Enterprise,…

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Study: Common Core & 2 Testing Consortia Violate Federal Laws, Unlikely to Improve Academic Achievement

July 22, 2015

Study: Common Core and Two Testing Consortia Violate Federal…

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Study: “Pacheco Law” Has Cost MBTA At Least $450 Million Since 1997

July 8, 2015

Report presented to legislative leaders and state budget conferees…

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Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester Should Recuse Himself from Upcoming Decision on PARCC & MCAS

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July 7, 2015

BOSTON - Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell…

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Boston Business Journal ViewPoint: MBTA reform spotlights arbitration issues

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July 6, 2015

As the General Court deliberates on the budget and reforms at…

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