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.

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Why hold a grudge?: Ed czar won’t accept success of SABIS charter schools

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December 20, 2011

http://www.lowellsun.com/oped/ci_19584224 February will be…

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Virtual Schools, Actual Learning: Digital Education in America

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December 5, 2011

Pioneer Institute event to feature state and national online education leaders.

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A Fair and Cost Effective Tort System for Health Care

September 8, 2011

New study calls for comprehensive tort reform to address rise in number and average cost of malpractice payouts, and increase in insurance premiums, up by 63% in 2009 since 2001

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STUDY: START-UPS KEY TO RECOVERY FROM RECESSION

August 4, 2011

Companies that are three years old or younger have been the key to creating Massachusetts jobs in the wake of the last two recessions, according to a new study from Pioneer Institute.

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Outsourcing Helps Cities and Towns Provide Better Services for Less

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July 12, 2011

New Report Shows Municipalities across the Bay State Can Reduce Costs by 75% and Increase Productivity by Contracting Services

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Facilities Guide for New and Expanding Charter Schools

June 28, 2011

New report offers best practices from successful Massachusetts charter schools to help other charter leaders navigate the facilities development process

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Business Solutions to the Health Care Crunch in the Bay State

June 23, 2011

New report presents case studies of companies that have successfully controlled health care spending through proven strategies

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Expanding School Choice through METCO

June 16, 2011

Non-partisan Research Groups Urge Lawmakers to Expand Minority Students’ Access to METCO Program

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The ‘Big Shrink’ – Massachusetts Firms’ Dramatic Drop in Size

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June 2, 2011

Pioneer Institute study calls on lawmakers to respond to state's inability to create jobs

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Pioneer Institute Announces Winner of 20th Annual Better Government Competition

June 1, 2011

Pioneer Institute Announces Winner of 20th Annual Better Government Competition

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Mary Z. Connaughton Joins Pioneer Institute as Director of Administration and Finance

May 13, 2011

Mary Z. Connaughton Joins Pioneer Institute as Director of Administration and Finance

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Enter Pioneer’s “MuniShare” Municipal Report Contest

April 12, 2011

As part of Pioneer Institute's annual Better Government Competition, Pioneer is offering two $3,000 awards for the best municipal reports.

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Report Urges Reforms to Massachusetts Connector

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March 17, 2011

Pioneer Institute lays out seven steps to correct the Connector’s over-reliance on revenue generated from subsidized insurance products, and aid the small business community.

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Dumping Massachusetts’ Know-Nothing Amendments: Church, State, and School Reform

March 16, 2011

Pioneer released a research paper on Massachusetts Catholic schools, giving them high marks for providing a high-quality education and a safe learning environment for poor and working-class families at a substantially lower cost than the average public school’s per-pupil expenditure.

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Worcester Telegram and Gazette: Black history — blacked out

February 24, 2011

Until state education leaders reinstate the MCAS history requirement, students won’t know important chapters in black — and Massachusetts — history.

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Report shows reforms to state’s costly Unemployment Insurance system would create 10,000 new jobs, $7.5B in economic growth

February 10, 2011

High Tech Council, Pioneer Institute push reforms to nation’s most expensive safety net

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The Boston Globe: State’s focus is too narrow for job creation

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January 30, 2011

We need a new approach to put the hundreds of thousands of unemployed Massachusetts citizens back to work. We need to stop picking winners and losers, and stop making such concentrated, publicly funded bets on specific companies and industries.

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Contracting for Performance: Teacher Union Contract Langiage in Massachusetts

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January 21, 2011

Teacher Union Contract Langiage in Massachusetts Author(s): Pioneer…

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