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Marquette’s Dr. Howard Fuller on School Choice, Charter Schools, and Race
/in Featured, Podcast /by Editorial StaffThis week on The Learning Curve, Dr. Howard Fuller, Founder/Director of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning (ITL) at Marquette University, discusses education reform, school choice, charter public schools, race, and the ongoing struggle to provide educational opportunity to all children in America.
Transparency, Please! MBTA Resists Disclosure of Arbitration Award
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with attorney for Pioneer Public Interest Law Center (PPILC) John La Liberte, about the work he did to successfully gain access to the MBTA retirement fund’s arbitration agreement after a seven-month legal struggle.
Study Finds Massachusetts Workforce Has Become More Female, Older, More Diverse
/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, Massachusetts Economy, Pioneer Research /by Editorial StaffThe Massachusetts labor force has transformed in recent decades, with some of the biggest changes being the advancement of women, workers getting older and more diverse, and a divergence in labor force participation rates based on levels of educational achievement, according to “At a Glance: The Massachusetts Labor Force,” a white paper written by Pioneer’s Economic Research Associate Aidan Enright.
New IRS Data Shows Out-Migration Worsening, Underscoring the Need for Massachusetts Leaders to Focus on State’s Competitiveness
/in Economic Opportunity, Featured, News /by Editorial StaffMassachusetts’ net loss of adjusted gross income (AGI) to other states grew from $2.5 billion in 2020 to $4.3 billion in 2021, according to recently released IRS data. Over 67 percent of the loss was to Florida and New Hampshire, both states with no income tax.
Poll Finds Charter Schools Widely and Broadly Popular in Massachusetts
/in Charter Schools, Charter Schools, Featured, News, Press Releases: Charter Schools /by Editorial StaffMore than six years after the failure of a statewide ballot initiative that would have increased the number of charter public schools in Massachusetts, a poll shows that 62 percent either strongly or somewhat favor them, with only 16 percent opposed.