Happy New Year from Pioneer Institute

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.

Recent Posts

Lowering the Bar: How Common Core Math Fails to Prepare Students for STEM

October 1, 2013

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Archambault to Become Pioneer Senior Fellow, Work on Medicaid Reform Outside MA

September 19, 2013

Archambault to Become Senior Fellow at Pioneer Institute and…

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New Report: Massachusetts’ Tech Tax an Unnecessary Detour

September 19, 2013

Report Finds Revenue Not Only Option for Plugging Transportation…

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Consolidating Public Pension Administrations Could Save $27M Annually

September 16, 2013

REVISED STUDY FINDS THAT CONSOLIDATING ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC…

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New Research on Common Core Damaging State/Local School Autonomy

September 9, 2013

Study Calls on U.S. Dept. of Education to Stop Using Adoption…

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ACA Medicare Payroll Tax Costs MA $1.7B Over 10 Years; 3 Patriots to Pay $707,850 in 2013

September 5, 2013

ACA also includes additional 3.8% Medicare tax on net investment…

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Have the T’s Retirement Plans Gone Off the Rails?

August 20, 2013

Study Finds Financial Condition of MBTA Retirement Plan Deteriorated…

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Missing out on timeless literature

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August 12, 2013

Guest View: Southern literature never ceases to inspire This…

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Announcing the Winners of the 2013 Better Government Competition

July 28, 2013

Financial Publisher Steve Forbes to Deliver Keynote at 2013 Better…

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Introducing MassPensions.com – New Site Rates MA’s 100+ Pension Systems

July 16, 2013

User-Friendly Online Tool Provides Easily Accessible Data, Rates…

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Pioneer’s Public Statement on the Conference Committee Budget

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July 11, 2013

LEGISLATURE’S FY 2014 BUDGET IS THE STATUS QUO, JUST MORE OF…

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The Boston Globe: Madison Park school needs autonomy to succeed

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July 11, 2013

Madison Park school needs autonomy to succeed By Jim Stergios |…

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New Bedford Standard Times: Otis’ fiery speech a clarion call to teachers

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July 8, 2013

This op-ed originally appeared in The Lowell Sun, Worcester Telegram…

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Celebrating 20 Years of Education Reform in Massachusetts

June 28, 2013

Birmingham, Weld Oppose MA Adopting Common Core, Call for Lifting…

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The MBTA’s Out-of-Control Bus Maintenance Costs

June 19, 2013

Pioneer Institute Study Highlights Overspending on MBTA Bus Maintenance A new…

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Improving the Charter School Authorization Process

June 4, 2013

NEW STUDY FINDS ABOLISHING CAPS AND A MORE AUTONOMOUS CHARTER…

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Boston Herald: Gov owes Obamacare diagnosi$

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May 16, 2013

Op-Ed by Mary Connaughton & Josh Archambault Wednesday,…

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: “Lift Cap on Urban Charters”

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April 25, 2013

By Nina Rees and Gerard Robinson As former federal and state…

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