The impact on education of the near full employment in Massachusetts is analyzed. The document covers such probable impact areas as effects of the shortage on various job categories in school systems, characteristics of applicants, hiring strategies, and future plans. Data were gathered from telephone interviews with school system representatives from the north shore region of Boston. The results indicate that few problems exist in finding qualified people for positions in the school systems in this area, with a few notable exceptions. The impact has been described as more attributable to a combination of factors than to the Massachusetts employment picture alone. Appended are 53 references. (SI)