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In Boston, tracking data to score government progress

Boston plans to use data and analytics to help improve operations, better measure performance and increase efficiency under a forthcoming initiative called CityScore. A single number is issued daily, measuring how the city is meeting its goals on a variety of quality-of-life metrics. NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports on how it will work in our latest installment of Urban Ideas.

In Boston, tracking data to score government progress

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