The PIC identifies labor and skill shortages, then crafts innovative initiatives that respond to the needs of employers and local residents.
Learn more about the Boston PIC.
May 12, 2010: PIC Achievers Honored at Annual Meeting
The Boston Private Industry Council honored 20 "PIC Achievers" at its thirty-first annual meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank.
2010 Mayor's Summer Jobs Campaign
The PIC manages the private sector component of the Mayor’s Summer Jobs Campaign. Please join our nearly 900 employers and hire a Boston Public School student this summer. See Recruitment Letter, Summer Jobs Frequently Asked Questions, sign up for Summer Jobs.
Statewide dropout rate lowest in a decade
The statewide dropout rate falls below three percent, the lowest in a decade. In Boston, the dropout rate is at its lowest point in more than two decades. See DESE press release; BPS press release; Globe article.
Project Dropout on WBUR
In a year-end "round-up," WBUR revisited the issues covered in its 2009 Project Dropout series, and numbered the opening of the Re-Engagement Center and the Graduation and Dropout Prevention and Recovery Commission report among the wins. Listen or read the transcript at Project Dropout: Revisited.
