American writers, like Dan Vallone in today's Globe, insist on referring to a "withdrawal" from Afghanistan. News outlets in Asia and South Asia call it bluntly a "defeat." bostonglobe.com/2022/08/24/opi…

Important moment in war.

.Jamie Eldridge said "thanks to the millionaire's tax, thanks to robust revenue" he expects "major investments" in public higher ed this session. His comments came shortly before MA DOR announced April tax collections plunged by $2.2B (SHNS) #mapoli #YouBrokeIt Pioneer Institute

In April Boston issued 47 building permits for new homes/apts (-94% from April 2022’s 789 permits). In 2023 so far, Boston’s new permits are -69%, far worse than Greater Boston region (-16%). (Great reporting by ContrarianBoston Scott Van Voorhis ) #mapoli Pioneer Institute #YouBrokeIt

MA lost $4.3B in wealth (-25,000 tax filers) on a net basis in 2021 alone — mainly to no-income tax FL and NH. CA and NY, running a similar fiscal playbook, are seeing massive taxpayer flight, too cnbc.com/2023/05/02/new… #mapoli Pioneer Institute

SC is the latest in a long line of states adopting school choice. Low- and middle-income SC families get $6k annually for private-school tuition, textbooks, tutoring, therapies for SPED students. Meanwhile, in MA kids in failing districts schools get…? #mapoli Pioneer Institute

Big news. Before #NC, 1 in 5 US students had access to school choice programs. The march of school choice continues across the country. #education #choice #mapoli @pioneerboston

Massachusetts fell more than any other state in the Tax Foundation’s 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index, dropping from 34th to 46th among the states. #magov #mapoli @maryzformass @jimstergios

It's not just taxes (where the Tax Foundation report found MA's ranking collapse) but unemployment insurance, property taxes, housing costs... #mapoli mary z. connaughton

Jonathan Eig talks MLK’s early spiritual leadership, Langston Hughes, Coretta SK, SCLC’s challenges, Birmingham, March on Washington. Lots of insights on today’s challenges. pioneerinstitute.org/featured/nyt-b… #mlkday Pioneer Institute #mapoli #education

Steven Wilson with the must-read of the day, a twin-eulogy for Linda Brown and the "no excuses" schools she midwifed. "The elephant in the room," he writes, "is the charter sector’s turning away from much of what she believed." crpe.org/the-passing-of…

Tune in to The Learning Curve this week! Co-hosts Alisha Searcy and Charlie Chieppo interview Dr. Cara Candal from ExcelinEd on the evolving K-12 education landscape in the U.S. pioneerinstitute.org/featured/excel… #TheLearningCurve #podcast #education #schoolchoice

If police, firefighters, or teachers go on strike, localities have no recourse. They cannot recruit replacement workers, writes Jim Stergios. trib.al/yc00llV

This week on #TheLearningCurve: Houston ISD's Mike Miles discusses the critical role of K-12 education in ensuring national security and maintaining a free society. loom.ly/4O92kVA #NationalSecurity #EducationForAll #PublicEducation

Thanks to everyone who stopped by Sip Cafe in Boston last night for our Pioneer Young Leaders Networking event! Pioneer Staff had a blast meeting some of the city's brightest minds and talking shop. Be sure to check out our events page or sign up for our newsletter so you don't

46% of voters say MA lawmakers’ pay is too high after learning we have the nation’s least efficient state legislature. Time for a change? Learn more in our most recent poll with Emerson College loom.ly/xOcuBPg #MAPolitics #Legislation #FiscalResponsibility

"Whatever systems of oppression you think you’re dismantling, they’re a lot less oppressive than the chaos that’s going on in the school right now. And you should reassemble them as quickly as you can." fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…

If liberals do not want Americans to turn to the false promise of strongmen, they need to offer the fruits of effective government. But that means admitting where the governments they run have gone wrong.

A rosy fairy tale dressed up in data: IPS’s report on #Massachusetts’ surtax spins selective numbers while ignoring lock-in effects, IRS migration trends, and basic economic reality. Wishful thinking isn’t policy. Read our rebuttal: loom.ly/i5QyM14 State House News #mapoli

#Massachusetts lost private sector jobs since 2020 while NC, FL and other states grew at more than 10% their job base, costing #MA billions in tax revenue. commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/massac… via @cwbeacon #mapoli