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Study: Massachusetts Should Retain Additional Healthcare System Flexibility Granted During Pandemic
/in COVID Health, Expanding Healthcare Access, Featured, Healthcare, Press Releases: COVID, Press Releases: Health Care, Press Releases: Healthcare Reform, rCOVID /by Editorial StaffMassachusetts’ emergency declaration for COVID-19 ends on June 15, and with it some enhanced flexibility that has been allowed in the healthcare system. Some of the added flexibility highlighted barriers that make the system more expensive, harder to access and less patient-centered, and the Commonwealth should consider permanently removing these barriers, according to a new study published by Pioneer Institute.
Blended Learning Expert Heather Staker on Student-Centered Lessons During COVID-19
/in COVID Education, Featured, Podcast, School Choice, Virtual Schools /by Editorial StaffThis week on “The Learning Curve,” Gerard and Cara talk with Heather Staker, founder and president of Ready to Blend. They discuss her work with the late Harvard Professor Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn on disruptive innovation and schooling, as well as her book, Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools, and her recent publication, Developing a student-centered workforce through micro-credentials.
“Ballast for the Ship of State” – The U.S. Senate – 40 Resources for High School Students
/0 Comments/in COVID Education, COVID education resources, Featured, US History /by Jamie GassThe U.S. Senate’s vital, though sometimes dormant, authority in the face of the Imperial Presidency means few Americans and schoolchildren truly understand its constitutional role and inner workings. To remedy this, we’re offering a variety of resources to help parents, teachers, and high schoolers.
Shepherding Infrastructure Spending: Project Labor Agreements’ Effects on Community Public Construction Projects
/in Better Government, Featured, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffThis week on Hubwonk, host Joe Selvaggi talks with Suffolk University Economics Prof. Jonathan Haughton about his research into the effects and costs attending the adoption of Project Labor Agreements in large construction projects. The discussion focuses on Prof. Haughton’s two research pieces, The Effects of Project Labor Agreements in Massachusetts, and Do Project Labor Agreements Raise Construction Costs?, and the implications of PLAs on future projects in Massachusetts.
Study Finds Deep Flaws in Advocates’ Claims that the Massachusetts Tax Code is Regressive
/in Economic Opportunity, Featured, Graduated Income Tax, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffProponents of a state constitutional amendment to add a 4 percent surtax on all households with annual income above $1 million frequently cite 2015 data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which argues that the Massachusetts tax code is regressive, but a new study published by Pioneer Institute debunks many of the underlying assumptions used in ITEP’s 2015 report.