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U-OK’s Dan Hamlin on Emerging School Models & Learning Loss
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffThis week on The Learning Curve, co-hosts Alisha Searcy of DFER and U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng interview Dan Hamlin, an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Prof. Hamlin offers his insights on the state of K-12 education policy and reform. He shares how his academic experiences and research shaped his philosophy on education and informed his work with Harvard PEPG’s “Emerging School Models” conference.
What To Do About 340B
/in Blog, Featured, Life Sciences, News /by William SmithIn 1992, Congress thought it had a brilliant idea to help hospitals that served low-income and uninsured patients. Under the 340B Drug Pricing Program, Congress simply required pharmaceutical companies to sell their drugs to certain non-profit hospitals at steep discounts. Congress felt – presto – this would shore up the finances of safety net hospitals without costing the federal government a penny. Well, it did not work out as Congress had planned. Hospitals quickly discovered that they could “arbitrage” the discounts – that is, they could buy the drugs cheaply and be reimbursed at a much higher rate from patients who had a commercial insurance plan or were on Medicare – and pocket the generous spread between the discounted price […]
Pioneer Institute Offers Blueprint for Federal Administrative Reform
/in Better Government, Economic Opportunity, Featured, News, Press Releases: Government /by Editorial StaffProposed changes to rulemaking and grantmaking will boost accountability and state policy innovation
The House Call – Mayor Wu Wants to Overhaul Boston’s Arcane Development Approvals Process? Here Are Three Reform Options
/in Blog: Economy, Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, Housing, News /by Editorial StaffPioneer Institute is debuting The House Call, a monthly newsletter covering housing-related news and market trends in Massachusetts. The first issue explores reform options for Boston’s arcane development approvals process and major reform items from the state’s November 2024 economic development bill. Read our December issue today!
Pioneer Institute Releases Examination of Metropolitan Housing Markets; Obtains Insights Into Improving Affordability
/in Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity, Featured, Housing, News, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffBoston, Mass. – A Pioneer Institute review of reforms enacted in metropolitan areas across the country finds that to achieve more affordable housing in the coming decades, Greater Boston should focus on policies such as making it easier to build small multi-family projects, retrofit commercial areas with new housing, and loosen parking and minimum lot size requirements.