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ICON- Goal 4.1 Retaining the Region’s Competitive Edge in Education ICON - Indicator 4.1.1 Educational attainment rates in Boston and Metro Boston versus comparable regions Despite recent gains, almost 65% of Boston’s 3rd graders need additional resources and support to gain proficiency in reading

ICON- Goal

4.2 Higher Education and Advancement Opportunities

ICON - Indicator 4.2.1 Participation in public higher education institutions by race and ethnicity Enrollment in the Mass. public higher education system was 159,911 students in 2001 — only about the same level as in 1992.
ICON - Indicator 4.2.2 Boston Public School students enrolled in college or skills training

In 2001, more than 65% of BPS of 2000 was enrolled in college or in college and working, according to survey data


ICON- Goal 4.3 Education for Economic Advancement ICON - Indicator 4.3.1 Adult education and English language slots versus length of time on waiting list In May 2002, 4,636 people in the state were waiting for Adult Basic Education and 14,467 for English classes — an increase over 2000.

ICON- Goal 4.4 School Readiness and Ready Schools ICON - Indicator 4.4.1 Enrollment in early accredited childhood education and full day kindergarten In 2001, more than 21,200 or nearly 63% of Boston’s children under 5 were served by accredited childcare and early education centers ­— significant progress from 1998.
  ICON - Indicator 4.4.2 Students who qualify for free or reduced price lunch in Boston and the region In 2002/2003, more than 70% of BPS students qualified for free/reduced price lunch; high poverty rates continued despite the 90’s boom.

ICON- Goal 4.5 High Academic Achievement ICON - Indicator 4.5.1 Third graders reading at 3rd grade reading level by race, ethnicity and income Despite recent gains, almost 65% of Boston’s 3rd graders need additional resources and support to gain proficiency in reading
  ICON - Indicator 4.5.2 MCAS scores of 10th graders by race, ethnicity, income and geography As of December 2002, 12,000 Mass. seniors, or 1/5th of the class of 2003, had not passed MCAS. In Boston, 44% had not passed.

ICON- Goal 4.6 School Choice ICON - Indicator

4.6.1 Enrollment in Boston’s public, charter, private and parochial schools

Choices for Boston schoolchildren in the public system are expanding with pilot and charter schools; demand exceeds supply.

ICON- Goal 4.7 Parental and Community Involvement ICON - Indicator 4.7.1 Parental involvement, Boston Public Schools Specific data not available at this time, but Boston created a new Family and Community Engagement Division in 2002.
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4.7.2 Corporate involvement and partnership in the Boston Public Schools

In 2002, Boston Partners in Education had 519 corporate volunteers.

ICON- Goal 4.8 High Quality Teaching ICON - Indicator 4.8.1 Ratio of students to teachers in the regular education program in Boston In 2002/2003, Boston’s elementary schools had an average of 22 students per class, down from 25 in 2000-2001
  ICON - Indicator 4.8.2 Teachers who have advanced degrees in the subject they teach 72% of Massachusetts’ teachers hold degrees in the subject they teach. Data for Boston are not available.

ICON- Goal 4.9 High Quality School Culture and Environment ICON - Indicator 4.9.1 Boston schools with up-to-date technology and libraries, gyms, labs and schoolyards From 1992-2001, Boston invested over $270 million to renovate schools, and has built three new Early Learning centers since 2000.
  ICON - Indicator 4.9.2 Ratio of students to guidance counselors In 2003, Boston had 94 guidance counselors, a ratio of 1 counselor to every 664 students, against the recommended ratio of 1:250
  ICON - Indicator 4.9.3 Attendance, dropout and expulsion rates by level Boston's attendance rate rose to 92.2% in 2001 (last data year available); drop-out rates were reduced in 9th & 10th grades but not in the 11th & 12th

ICON- Goal 4.10 Out-of-School Opportunities ICON - Indicator 4.10.1 Children served by after-school programs versus children ages 5-18, by neighborhood Boston’s After School for All Partnership has helped to create 4,300 new spaces for children in after-school programs in Boston

ICON- Goal 4.11 Public Support for Education ICON - Indicator 4.11.1 Per student spending on early childhood education, K-12 and public higher education Budget cuts threaten recent gains made in K-12 education, and Boston’s competitive edge in education is at risk as the state decreases investment in higher education while other states invest aggressively.
 
 
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