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Education

  • A Unified Plan For Community Colleges

    Gov. Deval Patrick February 6, 2012

    We have 240,000 people looking for work and nearly 120,000 open jobs today in Massachusetts. How can we have so much opportunity available and so many people still looking for a chance?

    Gov. Deval Patrick February 6, 2012
  • Biz Federation: First, Lower Costs Of Employment

    January 25, 2012

    The Massachusetts chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses today said Gov.

    January 25, 2012
  • WPI Gets $375K Science Teacher Grant

    January 24, 2012

    A Worcester Polytechnic Institute summer program that provides middle school science teachers with a biomedical research curriculum for

    January 24, 2012
  • GenomeQuest Awards $120K To Six Genetic Testing Labs

    January 11, 2012

    Westborough-based GenomeQuest said it has awarded six $20,000-grants to laboratories around the country, including UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Medical School he

    January 11, 2012
  • Schools Must Help On Student Debt

    January 9, 2012

    Thank you for highlighting an important issue impacting college students in today’s tough job market (“Salary Penalty,” Dec. 19, 2011).

    January 9, 2012
  • Community Colleges Think, Act Locally

    Gail Carberry And Rosalie Lawless January 9, 2012

    A recent report by the Boston Foundation calls for massive reform of the state’s community college system.

    Gail Carberry And Rosalie Lawless January 9, 2012
  • New Holy Cross Leader Takes Office

    January 9, 2012

    The new president of Worcester's College of the Holy Cross, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, took office today.

    January 9, 2012
  • Atlantic Union College Wants To Reopen

    January 3, 2012

    The cancellation of a planned merger with a Maryland college has not stopped Lancaster's Atlantic Union College from looking toward the future.

    January 3, 2012
  • S&P Upgrades Worcester State

    December 22, 2011

    Standard & Poor's Rating Services has upgraded Worcester State University's rating from A- to A.

    December 22, 2011
  • Betting On Casino Careers | QCC, UMass courses prepare for expanded gaming in the Bay State

    Brandon Butler December 19, 2011

    Just two years ago, when Andrew Pellegrini, a 22-year-old Worcester native, entered Quinsigamond Community College with a 1.2 grade-point average, he didn't quite know what he wanted to do for a career.

    Brandon Butler December 19, 2011
  • QCC Seeks Downtown Expansion

    December 16, 2011

    Quinsigamond Community College hopes to open a downtown Worcester facility as large as 70,000 square feet by next year, according to QCC President Gail Carberry.

    December 16, 2011
  • 38 Central Mass. Companies Net $2.9M For Training

    December 13, 2011

    Companies in 21 Central Massachusetts communities will receive $2.9 million from a state fund that provides employee training money, according to Gov. Deval Patrick's office.

    December 13, 2011
  • QCC Celebrates Marlborough Programming

    Brandon Butler December 6, 2011

    Officials from Worcester's Quinsigamond Community College gathered in Marlborough this morning to thank local officials for hosting the

    Brandon Butler December 6, 2011
  • WPI Adds Architectural Engineering Degree

    December 5, 2011

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute is launching a new interdisciplinary program in architectural engineering, the first of its kind in New England.

    December 5, 2011
  • Governor Signs Agreements with Chile

    December 2, 2011

    Gov. Deval Patrick has signed an agreement with the president of Chile to expand collaboration between Massachusetts and the South American country, which purchases $62 billion in Massachusetts exports annually, Patrick's office announced.

    December 2, 2011
  • Research Bureau Moving To Assumption

    November 11, 2011

    The Worcester Regional Research Bureau announced a new partnership with Assumption Colleg

    November 11, 2011

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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.