Boston Public Schools

CLMS studies often focused on data collected from Boston public high school students and their educational and employment outcomes. These studies primarily focused on graduates’ school-to-work transition, college enrollment and persistence rates, and the consequences of dropping out of high school, including demographic variables. Local organizations such as the Boston Private Industry Council and the Boston Foundation often funded these studies. Research conducted by the CLMS addresses a number of themes related to the Boston Public Schools.

Boston Public Schools

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Looking at Gender and Ethnicity in the Boston Public Schools

Research on interactions between gender, ethnicity, and graduation rates (at both the high school and college levels) highlight a consistently lower retention rate for male students.  Women were more likely to remain in high school and college, raising questions on why and how this phenomenon occured.

Tracking Gender Disparities in College Enrollment and Persistence Among Boston Public School Graduates from the Class of 2009: Variations in Gender Disparities Across Race/Ethnic Lines
Gender Differences in High School Graduation Rates and College Enrollment Rates of Graduates From Boston Public High Schools in Recent Years

College Enrollment for Boston Public High School Graduates

A range of survey data included student and parent reflections on how well high school prepared its graduates for college or the labor market.  Differences between gender, ethnicity, and exam school versus district school graduates were analyzed, and suggestions on how to better support graduates were also explored.

Boston Public School Graduates' Perceptions of Their High Schools' Effectiveness in Preparing Them for College and the Labor Market
College Enrollment and Labor Market Outcomes For Class of 2000 Boston Public High School Graduates
The College Enrollment Behavior of Class of 2000 Graduates from the Boston Public Schools
The Reading and Math Proficiencies of BPS Graduates from the Class of 2009 and Their Impacts on Their College Enrollment and Persistence Behaviors
High School Graduation Outcomes and College Enrollment Plans of Class of 2009 High School Students by Gender in The City of Boston and Selected Large Urban and Affluent School Districts Across the State of Massachusetts

Analyzing the Issue of Boston Public High School Dropouts

The CLMS investigated how dropping out of high school implicates employment likelihood, earnings, and college attendance/retention.  In addition, the local- and state-level economic impacts of dropping out of high school in Massachusetts provide a context for how education retention has larger societal repercussions.

High School Dropout Problems in the City of Boston and Massachusetts
State and local fiscal consequences of high school dropout problems in Massachusetts