If Charles Duane Baker, Jr. is elected governor, there is no doubt the Pioneer Institute will be the architect of his education policy. Baker was a founding director of the Pioneer Institute, and Pioneer was a major player in K-12 education … [Read more...]
I’m voting NO on Question 2 – expanded bottle bill
I have been watching my Twitter feed, and found out some folks are promoting #NYYY as the progressive vote this November. Of course, my reaction was one of swift outrage! #NYYY? What is progressive about the New York Yankees? Then I … [Read more...]
Charter Schools and the demise of Barry Finegold
You read it here first. As the current legislative session began, the first post noting the risk to Senator Finegold's aspirations due to his passion for the charter school industry appeared on BMG. On January 22, 2013 I noted: Barry … [Read more...]
MassGOP: Anyone But Coakley
Seems there's lots of folks going negative on Martha Coakey. With just a week until the Democratic primary, Martha has attracted the attention of some unusual suspects. Let's start with Jeff Jacoby. In his Boston Globe column Unenrolled, … [Read more...]
Your experience may vary
Greetings from the Fourth Middlesex delegation. Remember us? We were up in Section 218 of the DCU Center. For those who don't know the geography, Section 218 contains the two for $3 seats that never get sold for Worcester Sharks … [Read more...]
The Kayyem difference
The charter school industry's best friend in print journalism, Scot Lehigh, published a column on Wednesday lauding the Kayyem difference. What's the difference? Let's look at the words of Lehigh, who wrote: When the discussion moved … [Read more...]
Predict the convention results!
My friends, the Democratic State Convention is on Saturday, so it is time for our beloved BMG pundits to predict the results of the convention. Here's what you need to do: Predict the percentage of first round votes for the candidates … [Read more...]
Leland Cheung (R-Virginia)
It appears there are a few things that Leland Cheung conveniently leaves off his official biography. Seems he was a Virginia Republican. Not just a Republican, but the 2005 GOP candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates representing … [Read more...]
Time to commit to Martha Coakley
I am pleased to endorse Martha Coakley, who I am convinced will be the best choice to lead Massachusetts as governor for the next four years. I am one of the political activists who went to the local caucus without a commitment to any … [Read more...]
Joe Avellone raises $788. Really. What’s next? A demand for 15% of contributions?
David S. Bernstein brings us this little nugget of campaign finance news on Twitter: Avellone reports $788 raised 1st half April. Not a typo. #magov — David S. Bernstein (@dbernstein) April 18, 2014 <satire> <--- NOTE: For … [Read more...]
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