http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/blog Public Policy Research Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:42:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please, please, my friends at the Greenway -- don't get too precious about vetting what foods are healthy enough to be sold on the Greenway. You need to draw people, put whatever people want to come and eat. I'm all in favor of healthy, local options on my ... http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/blog/news/let-them-eat-cake/ Some sad news from Lawrence:  Wilfredo Laboy, the school superintendent has been fired and may face more serious charges for stealing public money —he is the 3rd Lawrence superintendent being sacked from the job for mismanagement in 13 years. The verdict? Laboy didn't like transparency or accountability and he clearly lacked ... http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/blog/news/we-get-laboy-was-corrupt-but-how-does-this-impact-the-kids/ I'm not sure how much of this is political theater or unrelated events, but both Connecticut and New Hampshire are pretty seriously considering border tolls. It seems pretty certain that Massachusetts would respond by putting up a border toll on I-93 (seeing as how the Pike tolls largely act like ... http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/blog/news/border-tolls-are-coming/ Jamie Vaznis leads the Globe with a story that really needs a lot of attention -- no matter what your view is. We've said it many times before: High academic standards are the lifeblood of high student achievement in our public schools -- all of our public schools. ... http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/blog/news/kudos-to-anne-wass/