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  • Siemens Gets Tax Deal For Gateway Park Location

    March 28, 2012

    Siemens Industry Inc.'s Worcester-based operation, known as Siemens MT, will move some employees to Gateway Park's newest building with the help of a $2.3-million tax increment financin

    March 28, 2012
  • Princeton Review Selling Test-Prep Division

    March 27, 2012

    In an effort to focus on its online education division, The Princeton Review Inc. said it has entered into a $33 million agreement to sell its test preparation business to an a

    March 27, 2012
  • Online Partnership To Aid Worcester Schools Program

    March 27, 2012

    Worcester Public Schools Nightlife Program has announced a new partnership with Leominster-based online educators eMarketing4us (eM4us).

    March 27, 2012
  • Lisciotti Gives $100K To Fitchburg State

    March 22, 2012

    Gregg P. Lisciotti, president and founder of Lisciotti Develoment Corp.

    March 22, 2012
  • Twitter Co-Founder To Address Becker Commencement

    March 21, 2012

    The man who co-founded the social media website Twitter will address B

    March 21, 2012
  • Q&A With Lloyd Hamm, Jr. of Anna Maria College

    Rick Saia March 19, 2012

    Lloyd L. Hamm Jr.Title: Chief Operating Officer and Dean, School of Business; Anna Maria College, Paxton Hometown and Residence: Upton

    Rick Saia March 19, 2012
  • Record Applications For WPI

    March 15, 2012

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute says it has received a record number of applicants for the undergraduate Class of 2016.

    March 15, 2012
  • O'Brien To Retire As UMass Memorial CEO

    March 14, 2012

    UMass Memorial Health Care announced today that president and CEO John G. O'Brien intends to retire next January

    March 14, 2012
  • UMass President Asks For Business Support

    Rick Saia March 8, 2012

    The president of the University of Massachusetts system asked regional business leaders for their help today to support a growing educational network that's flexing

    Rick Saia March 8, 2012
  • WPI Launches Health Care Institute

    February 29, 2012

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced the launch of an institute aimed at solving the problem of delivering high-quality health care for a gro

    February 29, 2012
  • Preaching - And Doing - Entrepreneurship | New Mount Wachusett campus in Athol will adopt a startup mentality

    February 20, 2012

    Starting a small business requires a certain amount of chutzpah. It means deciding that your prototype of a new machine could be the next big thing, or that your hair-braiding hobby could be a career.

    February 20, 2012
  • Clark University Names Management School Dean

    February 15, 2012

    An Acton resident who most recently taught business courses at Bentley University will become dean of the Clark University Graduate School of Managemen

    February 15, 2012
  • Anna Maria Will Launch Biz School

    February 13, 2012

    Anna Maria College of Paxton is launching a new school of business for its fall 2012 semester.

    February 13, 2012
  • $19M Bond For Clark

    February 13, 2012

    Worcester's Clark University will use a $19 million MassDevelopment bond to renovate and expand four ca

    February 13, 2012
  • Revised Smart Grid Plan Announced For Worcester

    February 9, 2012

    National Grid this morning announced a revised smart grid pilot proposal for 15,000 Worcester customers that would be $12 million cheaper than its original 2008 plan, which was wi

    February 9, 2012
  • Vet School, High School Team Up

    February 9, 2012

    Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is joining with Worcester Technical High School to open a new pet clinic for Greater Worcester.

    February 9, 2012

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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.