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The Boston Indicators 2004-2006 Report has been released
New @ Indicators:
2004 -2006 Indicators Report Cover

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

Sector Crosscuts

Travel through the report and explore special topics across Indicator categories by:

Geography-At-A-Glance

See statistical profiles for 10-year changes in:
What's Next?
Seminars bringing together an
intergenerational network of civic and
community leaders.
Links & Resources
Excellent sources of information and ways to get involved by sector. 
Data Portal
A door to the region’s most comprehensive and data-rich websites.  
Cultural Resources Survey

Help us document Greater Boston’s “vibrant expressions of cultural diversity” in the Cultural Life and the Arts sector through this new online survey.
Take the Survey

The Hub of Innovation:

See the future now in breakthrough products, programs, and practices—local to international—in the ten sectors tracked.

Hub of Innovation - home

MetroBoston DataCommon is a new online mapping tool. A partnership between the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and the Boston Indicators Project, it makes available a wealth of data about 101 cities and towns in Eastern Massachusetts.

The John LaWare Leadership Forum

John LaWare Leadership Forum

View or download slides and listen to audio clips of speakers at convenings of Greater Boston’s business, civic and community leaders.

October 01, 2008
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Click the "New" icon to view data updates. 


A FOCUS ON EDUCATION

To celebrate the new 2008-2009 school year the Boston Indicators Project offers web resources, cutting-edge research, and access to data on education – from pre-K to college and beyond.


Web Links & Resources

 Thrive in 5

Thrive in 5: Is the City of Boston’s comprehensive school readiness roadmap with detailed strategies to ensure all of Boston’s children enter school ready to learn and succeed. 

Boston Public Schools: New website for School Year 2008/09 offers facts and figures about Boston’s 144 public schools, with links to schedules, newsletters, research and more.

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education: State-wide and district-specific reports, news and press releases, with info on the state’s K-12 public education system including MCAS results.

BostoNavigator: For a complete guide to Boston’s Out-of-School-Time (OST) programs as well as newsletters, community event listings, and opportunities to get involved in OST.

Boston Indicators Project’s Education sector to connect to Highlights, Indicators, Innovations, Research, and other Links & Resources – and more ways to be informed and get involved. 


New Research on Boston's Competitve Edge in Public Education

National Center for Education Statistics, Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2005-06 (06/2008): Provides data on graduation rates, finances and other general data on the nations largest school districts, including Boston, the 74th largest school district in the country.


Commonwealth Magazine Focus on Education

MassInc, CommonWealth: Special Issue on Education Reform (06/2008): MassInc takes a look at the state of education in Massachusetts 15 years after the launch of education reform.


New Data on America's Children

Annie E. Casey Foundation,Kids Count 2008, Provides state-by-state comparisons and statistical information on the conditions of America’s children,
including key education indicators.
 

 For a complete overview of BIP Education goals & measures.


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