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The House Call – Mayor Wu Wants to Overhaul Boston’s Arcane Development Approvals Process? Here Are Three Reform Options
/in Blog: Economy, Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, Housing, News /by Editorial StaffPioneer Institute is debuting The House Call, a monthly newsletter covering housing-related news and market trends in Massachusetts. The first issue explores reform options for Boston’s arcane development approvals process and major reform items from the state’s November 2024 economic development bill. Read our December issue today!
Pioneer Institute Releases Examination of Metropolitan Housing Markets; Obtains Insights Into Improving Affordability
/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, Housing, News, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffBoston, Mass. – A Pioneer Institute review of reforms enacted in metropolitan areas across the country finds that to achieve more affordable housing in the coming decades, Greater Boston should focus on policies such as making it easier to build small multi-family projects, retrofit commercial areas with new housing, and loosen parking and minimum lot size requirements.
NYT #1 Bestseller Dava Sobel on Marie Curie & Women in Science
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffThis week on The Learning Curve, co-hosts Alisha Searcy of DFER and U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng interview Dava Sobel, acclaimed author of The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science. Sobel delves into the life of Marie Curie, the “scientific Joan of Arc,” exploring her extraordinary journey from clandestine education in Tsarist-controlled Poland to becoming the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes in different scientific disciplines.
The Roger Perry Internship Program
/in Blog, Internships /by Editorial StaffPioneer has established the Roger Perry Internship Program to support college-age students who seek opportunities to enhance their educational experience with practical training in an energetic and creative public policy environment.
Becket Fund’s Eric Rassbach on Loffman v. CA DOE, Religious Liberty, & Schooling
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffThis week on The Learning Curve, co-hosts Alisha Searcy of DFER and U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng interview Eric Rassbach, Vice President and Senior Counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. Mr. Rassbach discusses the Loffman v. California Department of Education case, where Becket successfully secured a unanimous Ninth Circuit decision ensuring equal access to special education funding for religious school students.