In todays Boston Globe, Michael J. Maguire wrote a letter “James Peyser Supports Unfair Charter Schools,” and in a recent BMG post by Nopolitician, “Elections Have Consequences: Baker Hires Charter Booster as Education Secretary” I found … [Read more...]
Pioneer Institute releases an online tool to track municipal performance
If you are looking for a tool for active citizen engagement at a municipal level, Pioneer Institute has created what you are looking for: http://www.MassCityStats.org MassCityStats gives the general public access to data on public safety, … [Read more...]
Human Services Make Up Small Percentage of Recent State Hires
Last week I posted Pioneer Institute's recommendations for where Governor Patrick should begin cutting the state budget before he cuts safety net programs. One of our recommendations is to roll back the state's workforce by the 6,000 … [Read more...]
Start Here Before Cutting Into the Safety Net
The Governor needs to find at least $750 million in savings to bridge the budget gap in this fiscal year. The Pioneer plan urges that he and legislative leaders start with emergency and targeted cuts that will save $311 million in the final … [Read more...]
The last laugh on that pesky Brockton charter
Charley on the MTA's posting pasting Pioneer for laughable hatchetry runs up against reality. Yes, 3 of the 4 charters which were voted on at the February 2008 Board of Education were approved, with the 1300-student Brockton charter … [Read more...]
Pioneer Institute and laughable hatchetry
I don't hate the conservative Pioneer Institute, I really don't. I've quoted their stuff here liberally. They've done interesting work on housing vis-a-vis zoning, did a nice report on crumbling bridges ... all fine and … [Read more...]