College Readiness
Success Boston "Getting ready, getting in, getting through"
Launched by Mayor Thomas M. Menino, the Boston Foundation, the Boston Public Schools, and numerous college and nonprofit partners, Success Boston seeks to increase the college graduation rates of students in the BPS.
Getting to the Finish Line
Prepared by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University for the Boston Private Industry Council and the Boston Public Schools, Getting to the Finish Line: College Enrollment and Graduation provides a detailed outline of the story of the Boston Public Schools (BPS) Class of 2000 as seen through the lens of college enrollment, graduation and continuing enrollment.
Who’s Making It
Who’s Making It: The Academic Achievement of Recent Boston Public School Graduates in the Early College Years, a Boston Higher Education Partnership study, undertaken with support from the Boston Foundation and TERI, provides insight into what happened to BPS graduates along the route to a college degree and why only 35% completed degrees after seven years.
Removing Roadblocks to Rigor
Authored by Mandy Savitz-Romer, Joie Jager-Hyman and Ann Coles, Removing Roadblocks to Rigor: Linking Academic and Social Supports to Ensure College Readiness and Success proposes a unifying framework in which academic and social support policies and practices go hand-in-hand with increased expecations and student success.
Promising Practices
Lucy Friedman, President of the After-School Corporation describes how a collaborative after school initiative links with universities and families to promote college and career prepartation among middle school youth.
Promoting College Prep in Middle School After School Programs