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Pioneer Institute Statement on MBTA Funding
/in Featured, News, News: Transportation /by Editorial StaffIt is stunning that neither Governor Healey’s state transportation roadmap nor the report from the Massachusetts Transportation Funding Task Force includes any mention of improving efficiency and productivity at the MBTA. On the capital side, large investments are needed for the T to achieve a state of good repair, and capital funding has ramped up significantly. But the Authority’s operating budget, which is projected to have an $800 million deficit next year, is a very different story. MBTA General Manager Phil Eng deserves credit for eliminating slow zones and improving subway service, but the T is operating at an ever-increasing deficit. In FY 2018, the MBTA balanced its budget. Since FY 2020, however, annual fare revenues have fallen from around […]
ExcelinEd’s Dr. Kymyona Burk on Mississippi, Early Literacy, & Reading Science
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffThis week on The Learning Curve, co-hosts Alisha Searcy and U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng interview Dr. Kymyona Burk, Senior Policy Fellow at ExcelinEd and former state literacy director for Mississippi. Dr. Burk shares insights from her remarkable career in K-12 education reform. She discusses her journey from classroom teacher to leading transformative literacy initiatives in Mississippi that resulted in groundbreaking improvements in early literacy and NAEP reading scores.
Video Statement of Frank J. Bailey (Ret. Honorable), President of Pioneer Public Interest Law Center
/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, News, PioneerLegal, PioneerLegal /by Editorial StaffFrank J. Bailey, President of the Pioneer Public Interest Law Center, shares a video statement on the SJC ruling in Attorney General vs. Town of Milton. Last September, the Pioneer Public Interest Law Center, along with AIM, filed an amicus brief in the case, supporting the Attorney General’s argument that high housing costs in Massachusetts are putting the state’s economy at risk.
The House Call – January
/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, Housing, News /by Editorial StaffThis issue of The House Call covers the implementation of Boston’s energy efficiency standards for large buildings. It also provides an update on the MBTA Communities Act after a busy fall Town Meeting season featuring rezoning votes, forced referenda, and – more recently – the SJC’s Milton case decision.
Mapping Mass Migration – Remote Workers: The Most Mobile Residents
/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, News /by Editorial StaffThis week’s edition of Mapping Mass Migration will cover the migration of remote workers across the country, how trends are impacting Massachusetts, and an analysis of the demographics and occupations of fully remote workers in the Bay State.