It provides a variety of services to the University, the Commonwealth, and to national and international audiences. This work is designed to formulate new public policy for use by government policy makers, as well as to develop information systems showing the relationship between public policy and the economy of Massachusetts and New England.
Affiliates assist in the distribution of data throughout the state.
The Institute is also able to create customized reports for use in grant proposal writing, regional planning, topical studies, or for general information. This work has focused on enrollment, staffing, and costs of education at both the secondary and higher educational levels. As such, it produces population projections for Massachusetts cities and towns, providing detail by age, race, and sex. PAS is currently in the initial stages of development, and will link data on education and training to employment and occupational information. Provide the business community with information about programs and wages of graduating students with training appropriate to the needs of that business Provide potential students with accurate and current information about education and training programs in the state.