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NEW REPORTS
Maintaining Municipal Parks: Thinking Outside the Picnic Basket 
This report discusses Worcester’s parks and the challenges the City faces with maintaining these facilities in light of budget cuts and decreasing revenues. Based on our analysis of parks in other cities, The Research Bureau offers some options to help maintain parks and recreational facilities in Worcester.
Choosing a New School Superintendent to Address Worcester's Challenges
This report discusses the challenges facing the next Superintendent of the Worcester Public Schools and highlights characteristics common in high-performing urban schools across the state which are credited with contributing to higher student achievement
Worcester's FY09 Budget: Continuing the Reform Agenda
This report, produced annually, reviews the City's FY09 budget and provides suggestions for increasing revenues and decreasing expenditures in the City.
Benchmarking Public Education in Worcester: 2008
This report examines student, school, and district performance in relation to the standards implemented under the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993 and the Federal No Child Left Behind legislation signed into law in 2002 in an effort to close the achievement gap between subgroups of students.
Where Have All the Bidders Gone?: The Impact of “Responsibility” on Public Construction
The report examines why the City of Worcester receives so few bids on public construction projects and why those bids frequently have projected costs in excess of the City’s estimates. Recommendations for ameliorating this situation are included. Read The Research Bureau's testimony to the Worcester City Council 3/11/08
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