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COVID-19 Vaccine: The End of the Epidemic is Within Reach
/0 Comments/in COVID Life Sciences, COVID Podcasts, Featured, Healthcare, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoin Host Joe Selvaggi and Virologist and Investor Dr. Peter Kolchinsky as they discuss the rapid development, efficacy, and rollout of the newly approved COVID-19 vaccines.
Knowledge is Power: Sir Francis Bacon and the Scientific Method – 10 Resources for High School Students
/0 Comments/in Academic Standards, Blog, Blog: Education, COVID Education, COVID education resources, Featured, Jamie Gass /by Jamie GassIn Pioneer’s ongoing series of blogs here, on curricular resources for parents, families, and teachers during COVID-19, this one focuses on: Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of Sir Francis Bacon and the scientific method.
Education tax credits don’t cost taxpayers a cent
/0 Comments/in Oped: School Choice, School Choice /by Jamie Gass and Charles ChieppoThis op-ed has appeared in WGBH News, The Providence Journal, and Worcester Telegram & Gazette. In a republic based on the consent of the governed, there is a strong public interest in having an educated citizenry. Yet in Massachusetts, the cradle of public schooling in America where the state constitution directs us to “cherish” education, we seem to dole out incentives for just about everything except education. Consider the Race Horse Development Fund. Since 2014, the commonwealth has spent nearly $80 million to subsidize a horse racing industry that’s dying from the increasing availability of other forms of gambling. Since most of the fund’s money comes from a tax on Plainridge Park Casino revenue, it amounts to a transfer from gamblers, who tend […]
Stanford’s Prof. Caroline Hoxby on Charter Schools, K-12 Ed Reform, & Global Competitiveness
/0 Comments/in Civil Rights Education, Civil Rights Podcasts, COVID Education, COVID Podcasts, Featured, Podcast, School Choice /by Editorial StaffThis week on “The Learning Curve,” Cara and Gerard are joined by Caroline Hoxby, the Scott and Donya Bommer Professor of Economics at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution.
Massachusetts is in the middle of a budget crisis. So why is it still subsidizing out-of-state horse owners?
/0 Comments/in Blog, Featured, Transparency /by Andrew MikulaIn 2021, the Massachusetts legislature will consider raising taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals to finance social services in the Commonwealth during a challenging budget season. Proponents claim such an approach is necessary to avoid cuts to crucial services like healthcare and education. Meanwhile, there are a number of state government programs that defy sound fiscal sense. Unlike raising taxes on the wealthy, it’s often politically difficult to cut these programs because a small group of people depend on the subsidies they provide for their livelihoods, paid for by the rest of the populace. Take the horse breeding industry as an example. A recent update to MassOpenBooks.org, a government transparency data tool operated by Pioneer Institute, shows that Massachusetts has […]