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Education

  • Sherman Center Opening Celebrated (with videos)

    Rick Saia January 31, 2013

    On what was once a wind-swept empty field, University of Massachusetts officials and a host of political dignitaries introduced the new $400 million Albert Sherman Center to a gathering of about 500 Wednesday afternoon inside the newest building on

    Rick Saia January 31, 2013
  • QCC Approves Downtown Worcester Expansion

    January 31, 2013

    Quinsigamond Community College's board of trustees unanimously voted to expand to downtown Worcester at its Wednesday meeting. The school will lease 72,409 square feet of office, lab and classroom space in the former Telegram & Gazette building

    January 31, 2013
  • UMass Medical Opens Sherman Center Today (With Video)

    Rick Saia January 30, 2013

    A host of dignitaries will be on hand this afternoon when University of Massachusetts officials dedicate their new $400-million Albert Sherman Center at UMass Medical School, a state-of-the-art biomedical research and education facility that opened

    Rick Saia January 30, 2013
  • MassMEP Partners With QCC For Degree Path

    January 17, 2013

    The Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP) has partnered with Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) to create a new associate degree program in manufacturing, the two announced.

    January 17, 2013
  • Mass. Unemployment Reaches 6.7%

    January 17, 2013

    Despite gains of 7,500 jobs in December, Bay State unemployment ticked up to 6.7 percent, according to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

    January 17, 2013
  • Anna Maria President Extends Contract

    January 17, 2013

    Anna Maria College in Paxton announced that its president, Jack P. Calareso, has signed an extended contract extension that will keep him on the job for an additional five years.

    January 17, 2013
  • Pharmacy School Spends $2.9M On Worcester Property

    January 10, 2013

    MCPHS University, formerly the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, based in Boston, is expanding its footprint in Worcester.

    January 10, 2013
  • AG Looks To Aid Students Of Shuttered Career School

    January 10, 2013

    Attorney General Martha Coakley and the state's Division of Professional Licensure (DPL) are investigating the American Career Institute (ACI), which unexpectedly closed its five Massachusetts campuses – including one in Framingham – on Wednesday,

    January 10, 2013
  • Becker Launches Animal Studies School

    January 9, 2013

    Building on an existing undergraduate animal studies program, Becker College in Worcester has formed a school of animal studies, it announced today.

    January 9, 2013
  • Nichols Receives $5M Gift

    December 27, 2012

    An anonymous alumnus and Worcester native has given Nichols College a $5 million unrestricted gift, the Dudley-based school announced.

    December 27, 2012
  • $4.8M Gift Targets STEM At St. Mark's

    Rick Saia December 11, 2012

    St. Mark's School has received a $4.8-million gift from an alumnus and his wife that will help fund a proposed facility targeted at STEM education, the Southborough school announced Tuesday.

    Rick Saia December 11, 2012
  • Fitchburg State Powers Up Gaming Degree

    December 11, 2012

    Fitchburg State University's quest to offer a bachelor's degree in game design has been completed, after the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education approved the program Tuesday.

    December 11, 2012
  • Community Colleges Tailor Training Programs To Better Meet Workforce Needs

    December 10, 2012

    A year into a statewide program that's transforming workforce training programs at the state's 15 community colleges, about 1,000 students have been served in nearly half of the 140 accelerated programs that will be rolling out of the system throu

    December 10, 2012
  • The Rise Of The Education Consultant

    December 10, 2012

    If you attended college more than 15 years ago, chances are you'll notice some big differences when your own children start looking at schools.

    December 10, 2012
  • Colleges Aim Curricula At Jobs Of The Future

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal December 10, 2012

    What are the jobs of the future? Is demand for software designers growing, or is that sort of work destined to go mostly to lower-paid workers overseas? Will the aging of the baby boomers bring a need for nurses with more sophisticated training?

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal December 10, 2012
  • Certificate Programs Help Area Schools Meet Market Demands

    Alison Lee Satake Special To The Worcester Business Journal December 10, 2012

    Like many college students today, Natalie Ballard, a junior psychology major at Becker College in Worcester, believed gaining a specific, marketable skill was important.

    Alison Lee Satake Special To The Worcester Business Journal December 10, 2012

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Today's Poll

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.