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- ↑ Schoenberg, Shira (December 30, 2012). "New Pioneer Institute study stirs debate over public support for religious Jewish schools". Mass Live. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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- ↑ "Editorial: State's charter school agenda". Milford Daily News. February 20, 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ↑ Weiss, Joanna (July 18, 2014). "Will Pioneer Institute knock out Common Core?". Boston Globe. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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