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Environment

  • 10 Things I Know About ... Sustainability

    Will O'brien Special To The Worcester Business Journal October 28, 2013

    10. What It Does

    Will O'brien Special To The Worcester Business Journal October 28, 2013
  • Can Hydropower Generate Support?

    Livia Gershon Special To Worcester Business Journal October 14, 2013

    Should Massachusetts buy electricity from large Canadian hydropower facilities? Ask Christophe Courchesne of the Conservation Law Foundation, a group dedicated to environmental causes, and he says “the devil is in the details.” Ask Robert Rio of the

    Livia Gershon Special To Worcester Business Journal October 14, 2013
  • Change In State Regs Opens Door To More Propane-Powered Vehicle Fleets

    Emily Micucci October 14, 2013

    With passenger vehicles leaving Logan International Airport every 20 minutes on weekdays, the cost of fuel for Knight's Airport Limousine in Shrewsbury adds up quickly. Owner Michael Hogan said the business spent $1.1 million on gasoline in 2012 and

    Emily Micucci October 14, 2013
  • Lower Natural Gas Prices Could Impact Solar, Wind

    Emily Micucci September 30, 2013

    Formally known as hydraulic fracturing, this method has led to a sharp decline in the cost of natural gas by making it easier to mine and therefore making it much more plentiful.

    Emily Micucci September 30, 2013
  • Ventilation Upgrades Slated For UMass Med Building

    September 27, 2013

    A Newton-based company announced Tuesday that it's been awarded a $1.2 million contract to install an air-quality monitoring system in University of Massachusetts Medical School laboratories.

    September 27, 2013
  • Ahead Of Ballot Question, Lawmakers Hear Bottle Bill Debate

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service September 18, 2013

    Soda company representatives fighting a strong push to expand the state's bottle redemption law argued Tuesday that adding the 5-cent deposit to additional drinks is an outdated idea from the 1970s and '80s that would put unnecessary burdens on

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service September 18, 2013
  • Devens Businesses Have Environmental Partner

    June 16, 2013

    When the SpringHill Suites in Devens was looking to replace nearly 200 mattresses in its guestrooms late last year, hotel management knew it would cost money to dispose of the old mattresses, which would likely end up in a landfill

    June 16, 2013
  • Report: Mass. No. 2 For Clean Energy

    June 6, 2013

    In a national ranking of clean energy technology leadership, Massachusetts comes in just behind California, according to a new report.

    June 6, 2013
  • Mass. To Offer 'Green Bonds'

    May 30, 2013

    Massachusetts will be the first state to offer “green bonds” to investors, which will fund environmentally sound infrastructure projects, Treasurer Steven Grossman announced.

    May 30, 2013
  • Rick Saia May 27, 2013
  • Tower Hill Marks Gardens Day With Free Admission

    April 30, 2013

    As part of National Public Gardens Day, Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston will offer free admission Friday, May 10.

    April 30, 2013
  • Hudson Solar Firm Names CEO

    April 23, 2013

    Solar installation company New England Clean Energy of Hudson has named Jim Elkind its CEO, the company announced today.

    April 23, 2013
  • Making Homes Efficient Helps Businesses Too

    Stephen L. Cowell April 7, 2013

    While residential energy efficiency is a boon for consumers and helps the environment, it is also boosting Massachusetts businesses.

    Stephen L. Cowell April 7, 2013
  • Telecommuting’s Benefits Tough To Resist …

    Joseph Sarkis Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 18, 2013

    Organizations have had a tough time coming to grips with telecommuting. Most recently, the issue arose when Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, mandated that her company would discontinue its telecommuting program.

    Joseph Sarkis Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 18, 2013
  • Businesses Prep For Impact Of Lower Carbon Cap

    State House News Service February 10, 2013

    The carbon cap shared by nine states, including Massachusetts, will be about 74 million tons lower next year and closer to the states' actual total carbon dioxide output under a new Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative plan.

    State House News Service February 10, 2013
  • Groups Seek To Replace Mass. Bottle Law

    Andy Metzger State House News Service January 18, 2013

    About half a year after a dramatic debate over whether to expand the state's bottle deposit law, a group backed by the food and beverage industry is seeking to scrap the whole deposit law in favor of a new recycling program.

    Andy Metzger State House News Service January 18, 2013

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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.