This report discusses the challenge the City faces in maintaining its parks and recreational facilities during a time of budget cuts and decreasing revenues.

This report discusses the challenges facing the next Superintendent of the Worcester Public Schools.

This report, produced annually, reviews the City Manager's FY10 budget.

In recent years, there have been several public construction projects that the City of Worcester put out to bid for which very few bidders responded, and the costs associated with those bids have generally exceeded the City’s estimates.

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.

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.

Sixth report describing the performance of several municipal agencies including the Department of Public Works and Parks, the Divisions of Housing and Code Enforcement, and the Worcester Public Library, as well as measuring residents' level of civic engagement.

This report considers the potential advantages and disadvantages of casino gambling for Worcester and the region.

This report contains updated information for the following performance indicators: the value of the City's tax base, property tax rates, new construction values, employment and labor force growth, the downtown office occupancy rate, and vacant and abandoned buildings.

Fifth report measuring the performance of Worcester's police department, fire department, and ambulance/emergency medical services.