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DFER-MA’s Mary Tamer on MCAS & Teacher Strikes
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffMary Tamer focuses on the historic impact of the 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform Act on the commonwealth’s students’ high achievement on national and international measures. She explores the politics of the Massachusetts Teachers Association advocating against the MCAS test as a graduation requirement. In closing, Ms. Tamer also discusses the rise of teacher strikes and their implications for education reform in the Bay State.
Baystate Budget Blues: Declining Revenue Causes Concern
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi engages in a conversation with Pioneer Institute’s Eileen McAnneny, Senior Fellow for Economic Opportunity, to analyze the status of the 2024 budget. They compare actual revenue and spending with pre-July 1 estimates, investigating potential reasons for any surpluses or shortfalls. They also dive into policy implications for legislators as they approach fiscal 2025.
U-TN’s Robert Norrell on Booker T. Washington & Voc-Tech
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffProf. Robert Norrell explores Booker T. Washington’s early life in slavery, his transformative leadership at Tuskegee Institute amidst Jim Crow racism, and his advocacy for vocational education as a means for racial uplift. He also discusses Washington’s 1901 autobiography, Up From Slavery; his controversial White House dinner with President Theodore Roosevelt; and his often overlooked legacy following the activism of the 1960s Civil Rights era.
Smothering Gas Exports: President Sides with Environmentalists Over Environment
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffDr. Benjamin Zycher, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, talks on the impact of President Biden’s executive order to halt liquefied natural gas export approvals. He explores potential economic impacts, the response from trading partners, and the negligible effect on climate.
Pioneer Statement on Continuing Slide in Massachusetts’ Revenue
/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, Jobs and Business Climate, News, Pioneer Research /by Editorial StaffThe Commonwealth’s tax collections continue to slide, totaling $3.594 billion in January, $268 million below what the state collected in January 2023, and short of the revised benchmark by $263 million. Massachusetts state government must live within its means by reducing FY2025 spending. The days of fiscal surpluses, unprecedented increases in year-over-year spending, and flowing federal aid have come to an end.