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Education: Goals & Measures
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Indicator Measures
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How are we doing?
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4.1.1 Educational attainment rates in Boston and Metro Boston versus comparable regions
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Metro Boston has among the highest educational attainment rates in the nation. At 40% of residents with a Bachelors degree or higher, it lags only the metro areas of San Francisco at 44% and Washington, DC at 42%. Boston ranks high at 36%, behind only Seattle at 47%, San Francisco at 45%, Raleigh at 45%, Austin at 40%, DC at 39%, and Minneapolis at 37% as of 2000. |
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4.2.1 Participation in public higher education institutions by race and ethnicity
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Statewide, in 2003, 8% of college degrees awarded by UMass went to blacks and Latinos; for state colleges, the figure was 5%, and for community colleges 14% – all rates somewhat higher than in 1998. Overall, the state's public higher education system awarded 3% more Associate degrees, 4% more Bachelors degrees and 8% more Masters degrees in 2003 than in 2002. |
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4.2.2 Boston Public School students enrolled in college or skills training
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About 68% of BPS class-of -2002 graduates were enrolled in college or training a year after graduation, with more than 90% of Asian, 72% of white, 66% of black and 56% of Latino students enrolled in college. Nearly 74% of BPS young women went on to college but only 62% of young men. |
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4.3.1 Adult education and English language slots versus length of time on waiting list
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The statewide waiting list for Adult Basic Education and English for Speakers of Other Languages classes increased from 19,000 in 2002 to 25,000 in late 2004, with waits of up to two months in Boston. About 122,000 adults in Boston lack a high school diploma or have limited English proficiency. The City has access to 1,500 state-funded slots to address this need. |
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