Research on Opportunity Youth: Education, Training & Employment

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Trends in Education and Workforce Indicators for Boston Youth and Young Adults, 2006 to 2016

This report highlights Boston’s notable advancements in high school educational outcomes. Despite these positive trends, persistent gender and race-ethnic disparities underscore the challenge of narrowing these gaps, emphasizing the importance of targeted efforts in the city’s collective impact initiatives for the next decade.

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Career Pathways for Boston's Opportunity Youth

This report examines the challenges and opportunities faced by “opportunity youth” (OY), who are disconnected from both education and employment, aiming to explore career pathways for this population from the perspectives of both young people and leaders in OY-serving organizations.

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New Directions: Creating Career Pathways for and with Opportunity Youth

Read or download this report, which summarizes the experiences of the Boston Opportunity Youth Collaborative and its activities over its first six years.

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