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  • Turning the WRTA garage into the Trolley Yard

    October 1, 2018

    Michael O'Brien and his Galaxy Development bought the longtime home of the WRTA garage at the corner of Grove Street and Park Avenue in Worcester for $3.8 million in 2016.

    October 1, 2018

  • MBTA board approves Union Station platform expansion

    Grant Welker October 1, 2018

    An MBTA board approved a design contract Monday for a second train platform at Worcester's Union Station, a first step toward an expansion of the station's capacity.

    Grant Welker October 1, 2018

  • Report details gender gap in higher education

    State House News Service September 28, 2018

    Women account for almost half of all provosts and more than half of deans at Massachusetts colleges and universities, but only 31 percent of the presidents and chancellors, according to a new report that calls for added diversity to strengthen Bay

    State House News Service September 28, 2018

  • Office vacancy rates up, occupancy shrinks across much of MetroWest

    Grant Welker September 27, 2018

    Vacancy rates have risen and occupancy has shrunk for office space in MetroWest, according to a third-quarter report by Perry Brokerage Associates of Boston.

    Grant Welker September 27, 2018

  • City Council approves $101M WooSox loan

    September 26, 2018

    The Worcester City Council on Tuesday gave its final approval of a $101-million loan order for the city to pay for the construction of the new home of the Pawtucket Red Sox.

    September 26, 2018

  • Mass. unemployment stays at 3.6%

    September 21, 2018

    Bay State employers added 6,000 jobs last month and have added 68,100 jobs since August 2017, the state announced Friday as the unemployment rate held firm at 3.6 percent in August.

    September 21, 2018

  • Worcester to conduct citywide housing study

    Grant Welker September 20, 2018

    A new study slated to begin this fall will seek to compare best housing practices in Worcester and similar cities and to update a previous housing study done in 2012.

    Grant Welker September 20, 2018

  • Ballclub launches Polar Park website, Twitter

    Zachary Comeau September 19, 2018

    Polar Park may still be more than two years away, but baseball fans can now get their fix on a website complete with dozens of renderings and a 120-page master plan.

    Zachary Comeau September 19, 2018

  • Baseball leagues sanction PawSox move to Worcester

    Zachary Comeau September 18, 2018

    Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball and the International League have all approved of the deal to move the Pawtucket Red Sox to Worcester.

    Zachary Comeau September 18, 2018

  • Help Needed: Massachusetts has the largest construction worker shortage in the nation

    Grant Welker September 17, 2018

    With the Massachusetts unemployment rate at just 3.6 percent in July, construction firms simply can't find enough workers.

    Grant Welker September 17, 2018

  • Worcester approves $101M ballpark financing

    Zachary Comeau September 17, 2018

    Worcester City Councilors have approved the borrowing of nearly $101 million to pay for the design, construction and land acquisition costs for the new home of the Pawtucket Red Sox.

    Zachary Comeau September 17, 2018

  • 40 Under Forty: The Goldilocks of food truck operators

    Brad Kane September 12, 2018

    For the 40 Under Forty photo shoot at the Highland Street food trucks in Worcester, we were trying to showcase a bustling urban area with creative dining options.

    Brad Kane September 12, 2018

  • Worcester approves $101M financing for PawSox ballpark

    September 12, 2018

    City councilors on Wednesday approved the borrowing of nearly $101 million to pay for a ballpark in the Canal District and other ordinances for the project.

    September 12, 2018

  • City Council to vote on $240M WooSox deal Wednesday

    Zachary Comeau September 11, 2018

    Approval of several items by the Worcester City Council on Wednesday evening could set in motion a massive redevelopment of the Canal District anchored by a $90-million ballpark for the Pawtucket Red Sox.

    Zachary Comeau September 11, 2018

  • 40 Under Forty: Four strangers at Hanover Theatre

    Brad Kane September 10, 2018

    Undoubtedly, one of the biggest obstacles in trying to get members of the WBJ 40 Under Forty together to take great photos on location is they are almost always complete strangers.

    Brad Kane September 10, 2018

  • Canal Lofts developer to build $20M autism school in Lincoln Square

    Zachary Comeau September 10, 2018

    The City of Worcester is set to sell the long-vacant former Lincoln Square Boys Club building to a Boston-based developer for $300,000.

    Zachary Comeau September 10, 2018

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Will the new lottery-based admissions systems for vocational-technical high schools make the economy better?
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Massachusetts is implementing a new lottery admissions system for vocational-technical high schools, starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Proposed by the Healey Administration, the new lottery system is an attempt to expand access to voc-tech schools, giving schools with more applicants than seats the choice of either a weighted lottery, which takes aspects like attendance and discipline records into account, or a non-weighted lottery, which does not take academic performance or discipline issues into consideration.

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and supporters of the lottery have defended the change to a lottery system, saying it will make admissions more equitable while the state works to expand access to voc-tech schools. The lottery system has been criticized by business groups and educational leaders, who have said lotteries will water down admission standards and disrupt the pathway of top students into high-demand trades.

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