 | The fourth biennial report of the Boston Indicators Project covers the years 2004-2006. It finds that Greater Boston’s economy strengthened considerably but that the region faces persistent challenges in high costs, labor shortages, and growing income inequality. It also emphasizes Boston’s innovative capacity and its potentially revolutionary role at a time of global economic and climatic change. About the Project Using this Site
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Indicators Research Featured on NECN
April
14, 2009 State of Education: Making the Grade in Massachusetts offers provocative panel discussions broadcast monthly with leaders and innovators on a range of education topics.
March
20, 2009 NEW TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING BOSTON Boston About Results: A new online tool released by City of Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino for access to budget and performance data to increase accountability and transparency. Budget Browser: A new tool from the Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center for easy access to state funding data for fiscal years 2001 - 2010 by category and line item. MetroBoston DataCommon: A partnership between the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and Boston Indicators Project, with on-line data and mapping for Greater Boston’s 101 cities and towns and new datasets added regularly. Culture Count: From theNew England Foundation for the Arts, comprehensive on-line data about cultural facilities, artists and events by city and town and the strength of the cultural sector, with a demographic profile of each municipality. Foreclosure Response: A collaboration between the Center for Housing Policy, KnowledgePlex, LISC, and the Urban Institute featuring zip-code-level data and analysis on foreclosure prevention and neighborhood stabilization for the nation. Recovery.gov: A one-stop resource for monitoring progress the Federal Stimulus American Recovery & Investment Act
First Report Card on Boston's Education Pipeline Released
December
11, 2008 This report for the first time examines in data-rich detail the entire arc of the educational experience in the city from early childhood through college or post-secondary training and on to the regional workforce. In addition to an unprecedented array of information provided for every school in the district system, the report presents a wealth of contextual information about factors that can inform the ability of Boston school children to make full and best use of what has been described as the best large urban school system in the country. Visit the Report Card's complimentary website, BostonEducationReportCard.org for a complete list of resources, publications, data sources and expert analysis that informed each part of the report.
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