A NEW REPORT from the Pioneer Institute says problems with the Boston Public Schools run so deep that a state takeover of the system represents the best option for improving the district, which has suffered from leadership turnover and years of low performance at many schools. The report comes as Boston prepares to mount a […]
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Pioneer Institute launching center to push issues in court
PIONEER INSTITUTE, which has spent more than three decades trying to inform and shape policy in the public arena, is going to take its case for limited government and free-market solutions to court. The Boston-based think tank is launching a legal arm that plans to tackle issues ranging from school choice to business regulation and […]
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Ed funding debate takes Pioneer detour
THE DEBATE OVER increased state funding for education took a detour last week as the Pioneer Institute and its critics tangled over a reform proposal designed to give the state more leverage at the local school level. It started on March 10, when Charles Chieppo and Jamie Gass of the Pioneer Institute proposed in a […]
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At UMass Amherst, admission easier for out-of-state applicants
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST has been so aggressive in recruiting out-of-state students that it’s now easier for those students to gain admission than it is for in-state students, according to a report released on Tuesday. The analysis, conducted by Boston-based Pioneer Institute, says out-of-state students admitted to UMass Amherst have lower average high school […]
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Pioneer pans PARCC, Common Core
A DAY AFTER a group of Massachusetts educators called on the state to adopt the new PARCC test, Boston-based Pioneer Institute issued a detailed report calling the Common Core-aligned PARCC test a flawed assessment and urging the state to reject its implementation and instead revise the state-based MCAS exam. Pioneer also rejected a third option […]
