City on a Hill

October 25, 2023

New Book Calls on States to Improve U.S. History and Civics Education

Pioneer Institute is today releasing Restoring the City on a Hill: U.S. History and Civics in America's Schools, which details the decline of history and civics knowledge among students and offers a plan for how states and local school districts can foster understanding of and curiosity about our nation's history.
February 28, 2018

Op-ed: Charters, Unions, And Public School Funding

Read this full op-ed on WGBH News. In the midst of the 2016 ballot initiative campaign about whether to raise the state cap on charter schools, opponents questioned whether charters even are public schools.  It now appears that the answer to the public school question...
April 9, 2015

Innovative Approaches to Developing Effective Teachers

Pioneer Institute study looks at charter public school successes beyond state-mandated requirements Read coverage of this report  in The Lowell Sun and The Fitchburg Sentinel and Enterprise. BOSTON – Some Massachusetts charter public schools are taking novel approaches to teacher recruitment and training, and...