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Education

  • QCC Leads Community Colleges In $20M Grant

    Brandon Butler September 26, 2011

    Worcester's Quinsigamond Community College helped secure a $20 million from the U.S. Department of Labor for all 15 community colleges in the Bay State to provide job training for laid-off workers.

    Brandon Butler September 26, 2011
  • Anna Maria Dumps SAT, ACT As Requirements

    Rick Saia September 20, 2011

    Anna Maria College will no longer require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores, the Paxton-based school announced.

    Rick Saia September 20, 2011
  • FSU To Become NASA Education Center

    September 16, 2011

    Framingham State University is partnering with the space agency NASA to better equip the school's faculty with learning tools and development opportunities.

    September 16, 2011
  • U.S. News Rankings For Area Colleges

    September 15, 2011

    The annual U.S.

    September 15, 2011
  • WPI Alumni Donate $15M For Scholarships

    Rick Saia September 14, 2011

    Two Worcester Polytechnic Institute alumni have donated more than $15 million to enable highly accomplished yet underfinanced students to attend the university.

    Rick Saia September 14, 2011
  • WPI To Offer Six Sigma Training In Marlborough

    Brandon Butler September 13, 2011

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute will offer a five-month, seven-session set of workshops on Six Sigma, a business management strategy fo

    Brandon Butler September 13, 2011
  • WPI Program Prepares The Next Crop Of Engineers

    September 12, 2011

    Every year, Leominster High School teacher Todd Rathier finds his students respond particularly well to one classroom activity: putting bridges they’ve just constructed in a machine that tests their strength by destroying them.

    September 12, 2011
  • FSU To Cut Ribbon On $47M Dorm

    Brandon Butler September 9, 2011

    Officials at Framingham State University are set to cut the ribbon next week on a brand new, 410-bed, $47 million residence hall that has opened in time to welcome students bac

    Brandon Butler September 9, 2011
  • State Gives $2.5M For Higher Education

    Brandon Butler September 6, 2011

    Worcester State University, Framing

    Brandon Butler September 6, 2011
  • August 29, 2011
  • Massachusetts K-12 Is Tops In Physics, Math

    August 29, 2011

    The United States is facing a shortage of advanced scientists and engineers, but Massachusetts is doing its part to help the nation regain its edge.

    August 29, 2011
  • Editorial: Workforce Needs

    August 29, 2011

    This week, Massachusetts goes through its annual rite of late summer in welcoming new and returning college students from around the United States - and the world - onto its many campuses for the start of another school year.

    August 29, 2011
  • WPI Tops In Region For Baccalaureate Starting Salaries

    August 19, 2011

    Graduates from several Central Massachusetts colleges make more money than those from most other schools in the nation, according to a report from PayScale.com.

    August 19, 2011
  • QCC, WPI Get STEM Honor

    August 18, 2011

    State officials have designated science and mathematics education initiatives by Quinsigamond Community College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute as models for the state and nation.

    August 18, 2011
  • FSU To Explore Off-Campus Housing Options

    Brandon Butler August 18, 2011

    Framingham State University's new $47 million, 400-bed residence hall is set to open this week, just in time for the start of the new school year.

    Brandon Butler August 18, 2011
  • Report: College Game Programs On The Rise

    Christina Davis August 17, 2011

    Colleges and universities in the United States will offer 343 programs in video game design, development and programming during the upcoming school year, according to a report from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).

    Christina Davis August 17, 2011

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Today's Poll

As housing prices spike, do you raise your employees' compensation to ensure they can afford to live in Central Mass.?
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Poll Description

In June, the median single-family home price in Worcester County rose by 2.6% to $513,000 while the median home price in Middlesex County climbed by 2.2% to a $905,000. These increased prices have not deterred buyers, as the counties saw a 10.8% and a 6.2% increase in transactions over-the-year from last June, respectively. 

Despite the increase in sales, Massachusetts is experiencing an unhealthy house-price-to-income ratio, with the typical home in Massachusetts costing six times the average annual household income, according to The Boston Globe.