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| The Boston Foundation’s civic leadership is conducted through our Understanding Boston formula for positive change. With an emphasis on strengthening this region’s competitiveness in the global economy, the Foundation works with many partners to publish cutting edge research, hold public forums, and convene task forces of experts and stakeholders to create action agendas for real change. |
| The Case for Community Colleges: Aligning Higher Education and Workforce Needs in Massachusetts This report offers a comprehensive set of recommendations for strategically revamping the Massachusetts community college system to better align it with the needs of a 21st-century workforce. The recommendations emerged from research, by the Workforce Strategy Center and MassINC, that illustrated the challenges facing the Massachusetts community college system and the features of effective community college systems in other states.
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| Toward a New Grand Bargain: Collaborative Approaches to Labor-Management Reform in Massachusetts In this report, two leading labor relations experts in the Commonwealth—Professor Barry Bluestone of Northeastern University and Professor Tom Kochan of MIT—lay out a potential roadmap engendering a fresh approach to labor-management relations in Massachusetts. It is hoped that the report they have produced will lead to a thoughtful, concerted dialogue about the nature of labor relations in the public sector and help move us to the adoption of many of the ideas, programs, and institutions they suggest in this important piece of work.
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Despite our region's higher than average demand for workers with postsecondary degrees, college completion rates for Boston Public Schools graduates are low. Only 28% of non-exam school graduates from the class of 2003 who enrolled in college had obtained a degree six years later. Join us for the discussion of a new report that reflects the experiences of Boston Public Schools graduates in college – in their own words – and explores the similarities and differences among those who are struggling and those who are making it. |
Immigrants represent the growth tip for Greater Boston and bring with them a tremendous amount of initiative and intelligence. Too many immigrants, however, are not receiving the English language services they need to thrive and contribute to our community and workforce. This report, released March 3, 2011, is the most comprehensive report on Greater
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