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Please join the Boston Foundation, Department of Higher Education Commissioner Carlos Santiago and Board of Higher Education Chair Chris Gabrieli for a forum that will feature the findings of a report from the Working Group that they convened to address the challenges facing private colleges and their students.
The annual prize event recognizes innovation and business partnerships in the Massachusetts Community College system; event will also feature the release of a new report on community college internships. The convening begins at 3 p.m., and the prize announcement will follow at 5:00 p.m.
Changing Faces of Greater Boston tells the fascinating story of our region's evolving racial and ethnic diversity. The result of a remarkable partnership between Boston Indicators and the ethnic research institutes at UMass Boston, the report explores how a global wave of immigration is bringing Boston back to its roots as a city of immigrants.
Join us live at WBUR's brand-new CitySpace for a night of powerful sharing by some of Greater Boston's most-talented educators, as they present TED-style talks on pedagogy, classroom and school management, and the personal side of teaching in Greater Boston in 2019. Register today for the 8th Annual Boston EdTalks.
The Boston Foundation invites applications from place-based organizations in the Boston region to enter the inaugural cohort of the Place Leadership Network. The Network program includes a nine-month fellowship curriculum, where local place-based leaders will learn from one another, access a network of expertise and resources, and advance transformative projects for their communities in an institute setting, followed by opportunities for funding to implement programs and projects that are developed as part of the Institute.
This compilation of the four-part Catapult Papers series, with commentary from Paul Grogan and JVS Boston CEO Jerry Rubin, explores the necessary changes JVS and other organizations have made to become "Next Gen workforce organizations" that can support employers and workers and create scalable models in a tight labor market.
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A new report from the Boston Opportunity Agenda looks at how well attendance, GPA and curriculum elements serve as indicators of success for high school students headed to college and careers. The results are promising.
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A new report finds Boston Public Schools have performed well relative to other school large urban districts, but the gap is shrinking and a decade of turnover among superintendents has undermined faith in some district initiatives.
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At the release of a new series of papers on the next generation of workforce development, panelists worked to unpack the challenges and opportunities a tight labor market provides for workforce development, and the tools and strategies smart organizations are already using.
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A new report and powerful panel discussion look at how Boston Public Schools students have compared to peers nationally on achievement tests, and how stakeholders perceive the effectiveness of the district.
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In a highly engaging discussion, school, district and business leaders reflected on a new report from the Boston Foundation showing the strengths and weaknesses of city schools in science achievement, and its impact on the future STEM workforce.
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In a highly engaging Understanding Boston forum, community college funding took center stage. The Boston Foundation and Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation presented an examination of the fate of the Massachusetts' community college performace funding formula, and college presidents and the audience joined in a vibrant discussion of funding, private support and the opportunities and challenges facing the 15-campus system.
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An October 24 forum for the release of the new Boston Indicators report "Census 2020, Explained" highlighted the critical importance of an accurate Census for Massachusetts, and featured an interesting conversation with the regional director for the US Census.
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