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Education

  • New Mount Wachusett leader takes helm

    March 20, 2017

    Mount Wachusett Community College's new president, James Vander Hooven, has started his tenure as the school's third-ever head, the college said Monday.

    March 20, 2017
  • Accolades & Honors

    March 20, 2017

    Gardner's Heywood Healthcare honored James and Asta Kraskouskas, owners of Anthony's Liquor Mart in Gardner, with the Heywood Healthcare Community Health Hero Award, for their constant support of

    March 20, 2017
  • New site helps students understand college financial aid

    State House News Service March 16, 2017

    Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday launched a campaign to help families understand those financial aid packages before making a final decision on which school to attend.

    State House News Service March 16, 2017
  • Anna Maria launches master of social work program

    Emily Micucci March 15, 2017

    Anna Maria College in Paxton is accepting applications for its new master of social work program for the fall.

    Emily Micucci March 15, 2017
  • Despite previous budget cuts there could be more, state official says

    State House News Service March 10, 2017

    After cutting programs and services by $98 million in December, the Baker administration's budget chief did not dismiss the possibility that Gov. Charlie Baker could make additional budget cuts.

    State House News Service March 10, 2017
  • Mass. adds 13k jobs in January

    March 9, 2017

    Massachusetts is estimated to have added 13,000 jobs in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in a report Thursday by the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

    March 9, 2017
  • Becker president chosen as new UMass Dartmouth head

    Grant Welker March 7, 2017

    Becker College president Robert Johnson has been chosen as the new chancellor for UMass Dartmouth after leading the small Worcester college for more than six years.

    Grant Welker March 7, 2017
  • Service agency Perkins hires new CFO

    March 6, 2017

    The Lancaster service agency Perkins has hired a new chief financial officer, Diane Fisk Johnson.

    March 6, 2017
  • Home care agency sweating 25% MassHealth cut

    March 6, 2017

    Despite huge success since opening a home healthcare agency in 2012, owners of Worcester-based Century Homecare are worried about planned changes to MassHealth reimbursement rates.

    March 6, 2017
  • Worcester chamber joins with ed-affiliated group

    State House News Service March 3, 2017

    A business group focused on education reform has brought on the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce as an affiliate.

    State House News Service March 3, 2017
  • College students appeal to state for funding support

    State House News Service March 2, 2017

    College students filled the State House Wednesday, pressing for increases in state funds, which supplement tuition and fees and campus revenues to finance the state's public higher education network.

    State House News Service March 2, 2017
  • State's higher ed chief hears from foreign students

    State House News Service March 1, 2017

    Higher Education Commissioner Carlos Santiago held a listening session with international and immigrant students who shared concerns about recent and forthcoming federal actions around immigration.

    State House News Service March 1, 2017
  • It's expensive to be here, but we're #1

    State House News Service February 28, 2017

    It ranks 47th in affordability, but when more than 60 other metrics were applied Massachusetts emerged as the best state in the country, according to rankings released on Tuesday.

    State House News Service February 28, 2017
  • Central Mass. college loan debt averages $33K

    February 23, 2017

    The workforce in the Congressional district covering most of Central Massachusetts has college loan debts averaging $33,000 per resident, according to a new report.

    February 23, 2017
  • Becker's Johnson named finalist for UMass job

    Brad Kane February 22, 2017

    Robert Johnson, president of Becker College in Worcester, is one of three finalists for the UMass Dartmouth chancellor position, the system announced Wednesday.

    Brad Kane February 22, 2017
  • WPI to top off $45M innovation center

    February 21, 2017

    Worceser Polytechnic Institute will reach a construction milestone Thursday with its new $45-million Foisie Innovation Studio and Residence Hall.

    February 21, 2017

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Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.