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Academic Standards (65)

  1. Lincoln’s Legacy for Our Time: A Transcript of Remarks Delivered by Civil War Historian James McPherson (43266)
  2. Remarks at 25th Anniversary Event for the Massachusetts Education Reform Act (42151)
  3. Imperiling the Republic: The Fate of U.S. History Instruction under Common Core (37540)
  4. 2018 Proposed Revisions to Massachusetts History and Social Studies Frameworks (34907)

Amicus Briefs (3)

  1. Jane Doe v Peyser (25999)
  2. Branch Amicus Brief (16590)
  3. Amicus Brief: Espinoza v Montana Department of Revenue (15629)

Annual Reports (23)

  1. 1999 Annual Report (3939)
  2. 2002 Annual Report (3543)
  3. 2001 Annual Report (3504)
  4. 2018 Annual Report (3463)

Better Government (109)

  1. Our Legacy of Neglect: The Longfellow Bridge and the Cost of Deferred Maintenance (42500)
  2. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Eight Patrick Administration Budgets Later (42423)
  3. A $49 Million Sweetheart Deal How MBTA Employee Unused Sick Time Perk Enhances Pensions (39485)
  4. The Reckless Cost of Investment Mismanagement at the MBTA Retirement Fund (37449)

Better Government Competition (19)

  1. Combating Opioid Addiction in Massachusetts: A Hospital-Based Solution Shows Promise in Reducing Relapses and ER Costs (32811)
  2. 2013 Better Government Competition Guidelines (19703)
  3. 2009 Better Government Competition (19385)
  4. 2010 Better Government Competition (19204)

Book (2)

  1. Guide to Sound Fiscal Management for Municipalities (21352)
  2. Free Book Chapter (17043)

Charter Schools (42)

  1. Remarks at 25th Anniversary Event for the Massachusetts Education Reform Act (42151)
  2. Jane Doe v Peyser (25999)
  3. Seeds of Achievement: Appletree’s Early Childhood D.C. Charter Schools (23624)
  4. Innovation Interrupted: How the Achievement Gap Act of 2010 Has Redefined Charter Schooling in Massachusetts (23506)

City Spotlights (1)

  1. New Bedford City Spotlight (21501)

Common Core (41)

  1. Remarks at 25th Anniversary Event for the Massachusetts Education Reform Act (42151)
  2. Imperiling the Republic: The Fate of U.S. History Instruction under Common Core (37540)
  3. Why Massachusetts Should Abandon the PARCC tests and the 2011 Coleman et al English Language Arts Standards on which the MCAS Tests are Based (36665)
  4. Review of Common Core Math Standards: Testimony to the California Academic Content Standards Commission (36019)

Convention Center (7)

  1. Should We Build It? Two Views on the Merits of Boston's Proposed Convention Center (35138)
  2. The Boston Convention Center's shrinking market (30766)
  3. Flawed Forecasts: A Critical Look at Convention Center Feasibility Studies (25685)
  4. Does Boston Convention & Exhibition Center Expansion Really Pay for Itself? (20928)

COVID (33)

  1. U.S. Transit Systems and COVID-19: How does the MBTA Compare? (28443)
  2. As the COVID-19 Pandemic Spurs Consumer Shift to E-Commerce, the Massachusetts Sales Tax Collection System Deserves Renewed Scrutiny (28393)
  3. Telecommuting Survey Reveals Potential for Greater Shift Towards Remote Work After COVID-19 Pandemic (25979)
  4. Virtual Learning, Concrete Option: How virtual differs from remote learning during the pandemic (19783)

Economic Opportunity (89)

  1. Public Comment on Draft Compliance Guidelines for Multi-family Districts Under Section 3A of the Zoning Act (46998)
  2. PILOT Agreements: Nonprofits’ Fair Portion or Government Extortion? (32281)
  3. Public Comment on MassDOT’s I-90 Allston Multimodal Project National Environmental Policy Act Review Scoping Report (32133)
  4. The Federal Tax Reform Act’s cap on deductions of state income taxes has turned Proposition 80 into an economic time bomb for Massachusetts (31565)

Education (175)

  1. Lincoln’s Legacy for Our Time: A Transcript of Remarks Delivered by Civil War Historian James McPherson (43266)
  2. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Eight Patrick Administration Budgets Later (42423)
  3. Remarks at 25th Anniversary Event for the Massachusetts Education Reform Act (42151)
  4. Imperiling the Republic: The Fate of U.S. History Instruction under Common Core (37540)

Education Management (2)

  1. Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Turnaround Update (14316)
  2. The Next Chapter of Education Funding in Massachusetts (340)

Fellowship (3)

  1. Fellowship History (1500)
  2. LCP Fellowship Application (1413)
  3. LCP Recommendation Form (1273)

Health Care (73)

  1. 340B Drug Discounts: An Increasingly Dysfunctional Federal Program (40218)
  2. The Elephant in the Room: Unfunded Public Employee Health Care Benefits and GASB 45 Public Employee Benefits Series: Part 3 (33391)
  3. Combating Opioid Addiction in Massachusetts: A Hospital-Based Solution Shows Promise in Reducing Relapses and ER Costs (32811)
  4. Will New England See Lower Prices from Drug Pricing Transparency Legislation? (30254)

Health Care Policy (Federal) (17)

  1. 340B Drug Discounts: An Increasingly Dysfunctional Federal Program (40218)
  2. Healthcare Prices for Common Procedures Are Hard for Consumers to Obtain Survey finds hospitals not prepared to give price information to consumers (26383)
  3. Comments on How Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) affect Smaller Pharmacies and Consumers (ID FTC-2022-0015-0001) (23071)
  4. Comparing the Clinical Quality and Cost of Secondary Care in Academic Health Centers and in Community Hospitals (22749)

Health Care Policy (MA) (53)

  1. Combating Opioid Addiction in Massachusetts: A Hospital-Based Solution Shows Promise in Reducing Relapses and ER Costs (32811)
  2. Will New England See Lower Prices from Drug Pricing Transparency Legislation? (30254)
  3. A First Step Toward Retiree Healthcare Reform, But Much More is Needed (29963)
  4. Consumer Driven Health Care: A New Agenda for Cost Control in Massachusetts (29763)

Higher Education (10)

  1. Differentiating Admission Standards at UMass-Amherst to Meet Out-of-State Enrollment Targets (29780)
  2. UMass At A Crossroads Part 3 UMass Growing Dependency On Tuition And Fees And Strategic Recruitment Of Out-Of-State Students (23734)
  3. A Risky Proposal for At-Risk Private Colleges: Ten Reasons Why the Board of Higher Education Must Rethink Its Plan (21295)
  4. UMass At A Crossroads Part 2 Is UMass Expansion Fiscally Sustainable? (20790)

Housing (10)

  1. The Power to Take: The Use of Eminent Domain in Massachusetts (38422)
  2. Housing & Who’s a ‘Millionaire’ according to Proposition 80 (29857)
  3. Housing Programs in Weak Market Neighborhoods (29492)
  4. Housing and Land Use Policy in Massachusetts (29250)

Impact Timeline (1)

  1. True North - 30 Years of Pioneer Institute (424)

Innovations in Medical Care Delivery (9)

  1. Mayor, Tear Down This Wall: Why Boston’s Ban on Convenient Care Clinics Is Costing Taxpayers Millions (27845)
  2. Testimony in Support of Expanded Access to Oral Health (23952)
  3. Testimony Against Price Control Legislation (22829)
  4. First Do No Harm: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Massachusetts’ Medical Device Industry (21851)

Interdistrict Choice & Metco (9)

  1. Expanding Educational Opportunities: Best Practices in U.S. Summer Enrichment Programs (24576)
  2. Expanding Educational Opportunities: Three Models for Extended Summer Enrichment Programs in Massachusetts (23520)
  3. Expanding METCO and Closing Achievement Gaps (21402)
  4. Proving the Viability of a School Choice Voucher (21364)

Life Sciences (16)

  1. 340B Drug Discounts: An Increasingly Dysfunctional Federal Program (40218)
  2. Will New England See Lower Prices from Drug Pricing Transparency Legislation? (30254)
  3. An Act advancing health care research and decision-making centered on patients and people with disabilities (26489)
  4. Are Drug Prices Driving Healthcare Cost Growth? (26319)

Massachusetts Economy (54)

  1. Public Comment on Draft Compliance Guidelines for Multi-family Districts Under Section 3A of the Zoning Act (46998)
  2. PILOT Agreements: Nonprofits’ Fair Portion or Government Extortion? (32281)
  3. The Federal Tax Reform Act’s cap on deductions of state income taxes has turned Proposition 80 into an economic time bomb for Massachusetts (31565)
  4. Eight Reasons to Question Professor Cristobal Young's Conclusions about Millionaire's (30968)

Media Guide (1)

  1. Pioneer Media Guide 2012 (1324)

Miscellaneous (28)

  1. Land-Use Regulation and The Rise in Housing Prices (18342)
  2. FY2013 Form 990 (4796)
  3. Determination Letter (4713)
  4. FY2012 Form 990 (4647)

Municipal Management (47)

  1. Public Comment on Draft Compliance Guidelines for Multi-family Districts Under Section 3A of the Zoning Act (46998)
  2. Our Legacy of Neglect: The Longfellow Bridge and the Cost of Deferred Maintenance (42500)
  3. The Power to Take: The Use of Eminent Domain in Massachusetts (38422)
  4. Testimony before the Joint Committee on Public Service of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Regarding the Fiscal Condition of Local Retirement Systems (37448)

Open Letter (1)

  1. Open Letter: COVID-19 Study and Recommendations Task Force established pursuant to Massachusetts Bill H.4672 (6808)

Pensions (28)

  1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Eight Patrick Administration Budgets Later (42423)
  2. The Reckless Cost of Investment Mismanagement at the MBTA Retirement Fund (37449)
  3. Testimony before the Joint Committee on Public Service of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Regarding the Fiscal Condition of Local Retirement Systems (37448)
  4. Rolling the Retirement Dice: Why the MBTA Should Steer Clear of Pension Bonds (37230)

PioneerLegal (3)

  1. After Janus, Public Employers Must Obtain Informed Consent Before Collecting Union Dues or Agency Fees (19823)
  2. The Legality of QALY under the ADA (17879)
  3. Amicus Brief: Espinoza v Montana Department of Revenue (15629)

Policy Briefs (140)

  1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Eight Patrick Administration Budgets Later (42423)
  2. A $49 Million Sweetheart Deal How MBTA Employee Unused Sick Time Perk Enhances Pensions (39485)
  3. The Reckless Cost of Investment Mismanagement at the MBTA Retirement Fund (37449)
  4. How to Save the MBTA More Than $100 million a year (36087)

Poll (1)

  1. Massachusetts Survey Report on US History MCAS (19199)

Presentations (9)

  1. Pioneer Institute Report on History in Schools (24505)
  2. Presentation to the Tax Fairness Commission: Tax Issues Affecting Economic Competitiveness (21249)
  3. The Anti-Aid Amendments and School Choice (19945)
  4. Massachusetts’ New Economy (16653)

Price Transparency (30)

  1. Will New England See Lower Prices from Drug Pricing Transparency Legislation? (30254)
  2. Consumer Driven Health Care: A New Agenda for Cost Control in Massachusetts (29763)
  3. Mayor, Tear Down This Wall: Why Boston’s Ban on Convenient Care Clinics Is Costing Taxpayers Millions (27845)
  4. MA Health Insurers Have Improved Their Consumer Price Transparency Efforts, But Significant Work Remains (27338)

Private School Choice (16)

  1. Survey of Summer Enrichment Programs at Independent and Parochial Schools in Massachusetts (21847)
  2. "And You Shall Teach Them Diligently": The History and Status of Jewish Day Schools in Massachusetts (21694)
  3. Be Not Afraid: A History of Catholic Schooling in Massachusetts (21026)
  4. Rhode Island Jewish Day Schools and Scholarship Tax Credits (20402)

Public Program Reforms (27)

  1. Rolling the Retirement Dice: Why the MBTA Should Steer Clear of Pension Bonds (37230)
  2. The Elephant in the Room: Unfunded Public Employee Health Care Benefits and GASB 45 Public Employee Benefits Series: Part 3 (33391)
  3. Combating Opioid Addiction in Massachusetts: A Hospital-Based Solution Shows Promise in Reducing Relapses and ER Costs (32811)
  4. PILOT Agreements: Nonprofits’ Fair Portion or Government Extortion? (32281)

Public Testimony (55)

  1. Public Comment on Draft Compliance Guidelines for Multi-family Districts Under Section 3A of the Zoning Act (46998)
  2. Testimony before the Joint Committee on Public Service of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Regarding the Fiscal Condition of Local Retirement Systems (37448)
  3. Why Massachusetts Should Abandon the PARCC tests and the 2011 Coleman et al English Language Arts Standards on which the MCAS Tests are Based (36665)
  4. Review of Common Core Math Standards: Testimony to the California Academic Content Standards Commission (36019)

Regionalization Clearinghouse (13)

  1. Sterling-West Boylston Shared Building Inspection Contract and Agreement (29817)
  2. Amesbury, Salisbury, and Newburyport Animal Control Agreement (18254)
  3. Attleboro - North Attleborough Water Agreement (18242)
  4. Hubbardston - Templeton Animal Control Agreement (18202)

Regulations and Permitting (3)

  1. Driving Critical Reforms at DCF: Ideas for a Direction Forward in Massachusetts’ Child and Family Services (24851)
  2. Testimony Before the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Regarding Government Transparency (24534)
  3. How Occupational Licensing Laws Reduce State and Local Tax Revenues: The Public Finance Case for Occupational Licensing Reform (19351)

Roe Better Government Network Research (10)

  1. Health Insurance Cost Control (18897)
  2. A National Market for Individual Health Insurance (18833)
  3. Wellness Health Incentive Payment Program (18534)
  4. Middle School Aspirations and Pathways to College (MAPS) (3896)

School Choice (61)

  1. Expanding Educational Opportunities: Best Practices in U.S. Summer Enrichment Programs (24576)
  2. Common Core, School Choice and Rethinking Standards-Based Reform (24276)
  3. Seeds of Achievement: Appletree’s Early Childhood D.C. Charter Schools (23624)
  4. Expanding Educational Opportunities: Three Models for Extended Summer Enrichment Programs in Massachusetts (23520)

State Budget (17)

  1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Eight Patrick Administration Budgets Later (42423)
  2. PILOT Agreements: Nonprofits’ Fair Portion or Government Extortion? (32281)
  3. The Federal Tax Reform Act’s cap on deductions of state income taxes has turned Proposition 80 into an economic time bomb for Massachusetts (31565)
  4. Eight Reasons to Question Professor Cristobal Young's Conclusions about Millionaire's (30968)

Transcripts (69)

  1. Lincoln’s Legacy for Our Time: A Transcript of Remarks Delivered by Civil War Historian James McPherson (43266)
  2. Remarks at 25th Anniversary Event for the Massachusetts Education Reform Act (42151)
  3. Should We Build It? Two Views on the Merits of Boston's Proposed Convention Center (35138)
  4. Driving Questions (33678)

Transportation (63)

  1. Public Comment on Draft Compliance Guidelines for Multi-family Districts Under Section 3A of the Zoning Act (46998)
  2. Our Legacy of Neglect: The Longfellow Bridge and the Cost of Deferred Maintenance (42500)
  3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Eight Patrick Administration Budgets Later (42423)
  4. A $49 Million Sweetheart Deal How MBTA Employee Unused Sick Time Perk Enhances Pensions (39485)

Unfunded Liabilities (32)

  1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Eight Patrick Administration Budgets Later (42423)
  2. A $49 Million Sweetheart Deal How MBTA Employee Unused Sick Time Perk Enhances Pensions (39485)
  3. The Reckless Cost of Investment Mismanagement at the MBTA Retirement Fund (37449)
  4. Testimony before the Joint Committee on Public Service of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Regarding the Fiscal Condition of Local Retirement Systems (37448)

Unions (3)

  1. After Janus, Public Employers Must Obtain Informed Consent Before Collecting Union Dues or Agency Fees (19823)
  2. Unions Are Not Progressive When It Comes to Their Members (17849)
  3. Where Do Teacher Union Dues Go? (17610)

US History (15)

  1. Lincoln’s Legacy for Our Time: A Transcript of Remarks Delivered by Civil War Historian James McPherson (43266)
  2. The Power to Take: The Use of Eminent Domain in Massachusetts (38422)
  3. Imperiling the Republic: The Fate of U.S. History Instruction under Common Core (37540)
  4. 2018 Proposed Revisions to Massachusetts History and Social Studies Frameworks (34907)

Virtual Learning (7)

  1. Regulating Virtual Schools (20890)
  2. Virtual Learning, Concrete Option: How virtual differs from remote learning during the pandemic (19783)
  3. Virtual Schools, Actual Learning (17510)
  4. Online and On Course: Digital learning creates a path for at-risk students (15989)

Voc Tech Schools (9)

  1. Hands-On Achievement: Why Massachusetts Vocational Technical Schools Have Low Dropout Rates (23211)
  2. Vocational-Technical Education in Massachusetts (23094)
  3. Filling the Skills Gap: Massachusetts Vocational-Technical Schools and Business Partnerships (22040)
  4. Expanding Access to Vocational-Technical Education in Massachusetts (21661)

White Papers (266)

  1. Our Legacy of Neglect: The Longfellow Bridge and the Cost of Deferred Maintenance (42500)
  2. 340B Drug Discounts: An Increasingly Dysfunctional Federal Program (40218)
  3. The Power to Take: The Use of Eminent Domain in Massachusetts (38422)
  4. Imperiling the Republic: The Fate of U.S. History Instruction under Common Core (37540)