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Study: Legislators Must Answer Key Questions Before Setting Policy for App-Based Rideshare/Delivery Workers
/in Economic Opportunity, Featured, Press Releases, Press Releases: Economic Opportunity /by Editorial StaffAfter Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court declared an initiative that was to appear on the November ballot unconstitutional, the issue of how to classify app-based rideshare/delivery workers is back in the hands of the state Legislature. A new study published by Pioneer Institute distills from the research literature eight questions legislators must answer before determining how to address this fast-growing industry.
Train Wreck Averted: Labor Ties American Economy to the Tracks
/in Featured, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffThis week on Hubwonk, host Joe Selvaggi talks with Dominic Pino, Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at the National Review Institute, about his research and writing on the recently averted rail strike, including how the rail industry is organized, what labor’s demands were, and how the prospect of a nationwide rail strike exposed vulnerabilities within the American economy.
Two Stars in a Glowing Voc-Tech Education System
/in Featured, Press Releases: Education, Press Releases: School Choice, Press Releases: Voc Tech, School Choice, VTE - Report, VTE Page /by Editorial Staff“A Tale of Two City Schools: Worcester Tech and Putnam Academy Become Models for Recovery” is a new white paper by Pioneer Institute that analyzes how Worcester Tech and Putnam Academy — schools with high numbers of low-income and special needs students — leapt from the bottom of Massachusetts voc-tech rankings to become leaders among local schools.
Is this PBM tactic blocking healthcare access?
/in Blog: Healthcare, Featured, Healthcare, Life Sciences /by Gauri BinoyUtilization Management (UM) was originally a strategy designed to improve the safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of physician prescribing. However, UM has grown exponentially over the last decade, becoming more a tactic for Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to manage costs to benefit their bottom line.
Independent Institute’s Dr. Bill Evers & Ze’ev Wurman on K-12 STEM Education & California’s Woke Math
/in Academic Standards, Featured, Podcast /by Editorial StaffThis week on “The Learning Curve,” Cara Candal and Gerard Robinson talk with Dr. Bill Evers and Ze’ev Wurman, of the Independent Institute, about the challenges of ensuring all students have access to quality K-12 math and science education in California and across the U.S.