Metro: Leaders in Boston and Cambridge want to keep talent from leaving the cities
By Morgan Rousseau March 27, 2013 It’s no secret that Boston and Cambridge are home to some of the world’s most elite colleges and universities, an attribute that attracts thousands of students each year. Sounds great, but there’s a downside – half of them earn their degree, then exit to the left. That’s why a coalition of city and educational leaders will hold a Mass Talent Retention public hearing Thursday on how to convince local talent to stay put after graduation. “We want to make sure that we keep the young, vibrant talent...
read moreGlobal Business Hub: The real reasons young people leave Massachusetts
Posted by Chad O’Connor April 1, 2013 11:00 AM Article by Mike Lake and Dan Spiess It is time to change the discourse around talent retention in Greater Boston. Last Thursday’s second-ever joint city council hearing, hosted by Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson and Cambridge City Councillor Leland Cheung, in partnership with the World Class Cities Partnership (WCCP), highlighted the concern of talent loss to many in the Boston area. The discourse on this topic is not new to local leaders and the same lamentations about why...
read moreBostInno: The Real Reason Students Leave Boston Isn’t Housing, Weather, Bars or the T
March 29th, 2013 by Walter Frick You’ve heard all the reasons Boston can’t retain its talented students after they graduate: housing costs too much, the weather is terrible, the bars don’t stay open long enough and neither does the T. All of these things are important, but it turns out that none of them are the primary reason that students leave Boston, at least not right after graduation. The single most important variable for keeping students in Boston after graduation is jobs, according to Michael Lake, executive director of the...
read moreBostInno: Hundreds of Entrepreneurs, Investors & Academics Meet in Boston to Discuss the Future of Education
January 31st, 2013 by Lauren Landry When LearnLaunch debuted in December, Executive Director Marissa Lowman said, “Boston is one of the cities in the U.S. poised to change education.” To prove that, the nonprofit has partnered with the MIT Sloan Education Club to host a two-day education conference, “Across Boundaries: Innovation & The Future of Education.” “We want people to connect with one another and really recognize this sector has so much to offer and that it’s growing rapidly,” Lowman says, claiming now is “a great...
read moreBostInno: Harvard & MIT Partner with the City of Boston to Offer Online Courses & Job Training to All Residents
January 29th, 2013 by Lauren Landry When edX was first announced, former MIT President Susan Hockfield called the open-source technology platform a work in progress, but also an act of progress–an act the City of Boston highlighted Tuesday. Harvard and MIT have announced a pilot project with the City of Boston, which will make online courses available through Internet-connected Boston neighborhood community centers, high schools and libraries for free. Called BostonX, the first-of-its-kind project will provide the city’s residents with...
read moreBusiness Insider: 10 Trends That Are Changing Cities Forever
By Max Nisen Published: December 11, 2012 When it comes to technology and strategy, government is often behind the times, and far behind the most innovative businesses. It’s slow-moving, risk-averse, and subject to many electoral and legal constraints. Cities, on the other hand, move much faster. That was the subject of a recent panel hosted by SAP and the Brookings Institute, what Sean O’Brien, the Global Vice President Of Urban Matters and Public Security at SAP called the “secret sauce” of the...
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