December 19, 2007 Vital Signs: Metro Boston’s Arts and Cultural Nonprofits, 1999 and 2004 Arts and Culture: This Understanding Boston report draws upon fresh data to examine the status and wellbeing of the Arts and Cultural Sector in Greater Boston. At a time when significant economic and demographic changes have had an impact on organizations of all kinds, this report by the Boston Foundation uses consistent metrics to evaluate the health of the sector and identify challenges and opportunities that exist for organizations of all sizes.

November 09, 2007 A Four-Year Study of Boston’s Pilot High Schools Education: New research from the Center for Collaborative Education finds that students in Boston’s Pilot high schools outperform students from other non-exam Boston Public Schools on every standard measure of engagement and performance. This level of achievement holds for every racial, economic, and academic subgroup examined.

November 09, 2007 A Four-Year Study of Boston’s Pilot High Schools Executive Summary Education: New research from the Center for Collaborative Education finds that students in Boston’s Pilot high schools outperform students from other non-exam Boston Public Schools on every standard measure of engagement and performance. This level of achievement holds for every racial, economic, and academic subgroup examined.

October 11, 2007 The Greater Boston Housing Report Card, 2006 - 2007 Housing and Community Development: The fifth annual survey of the state of housing in Greater Boston provides a sobering overview of the region’s economy at a time when stresses—eroding home values, a tighter mortgage market, flat or falling incomes and a sharp decline in housing starts—add up to a “perfect housing storm,” according to Barry Bluestone, a co-author of the report.

June 26, 2007 Preventing Homelessness and Promoting Housing Stability: A Comparative Analysis Housing and Community Development: This third and final evaluation report provides invaluable information not only about the impact of the Homelessness Prevention Initiative, but two other complimentary programs - RAFT and RAFT-Plus - and provides important contributions to the ongoing discussion about preventing homelessness.