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Higher education

  • WPI names Winston Oluwole Soboyejo provost and SVP

    Sam Bonacci October 3, 2019

    Winston Oluwole Soboyejo has been named Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s provost after serving in the role in an interim position since September 2018.

    Sam Bonacci October 3, 2019
  • MCPHS president and Worcester native retiring

    Grant Welker September 27, 2019

    Charles Monahan, the president of MCPHS University for more than two decades and a Worcester native, will retire effective in January, the school announced Friday.

    Grant Welker September 27, 2019
  • Becker lays off 9, exploring other changes

    Grant Welker September 27, 2019

    Becker College is working with a consultant to find ways it could take steps to stay ahead of changes in the higher education industry, with an open mind toward major shifts if necessary.

    Grant Welker September 27, 2019
  • WPI to break ground on $80M academic building

    September 26, 2019

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute will break ground next week on a new $80-million smart academic building.

    September 26, 2019
  • Becker gets $1M to establish digital learning center

    Zachary Comeau September 23, 2019

    Becker College will be the recipient of $1 million over the next four years as the private Worcester college looks to establish digital learning models.

    Zachary Comeau September 23, 2019
  • Framingham State recognized for diversity efforts

    September 19, 2019

    Framingham State University has again received national recognition for its diversity and inclusion efforts, and is the only public college in Massachusetts to receive the distinction.

    September 19, 2019
  • PawSox owner donates $35M to University of Rhode Island

    Zachary Comeau September 16, 2019

    The former CEO of Rhode Island retail and health care company CVS, and a part owner of the Pawtucket Red Sox, has gifted the University of Rhode Island $35 million.

    Zachary Comeau September 16, 2019
  • Holy Cross rises in U.S. News & World Report rankings

    September 9, 2019

    U.S. News & World Report released its annual college rankings Monday, with College of the Holy Cross rising this year to 27th nationally among liberal arts schools.

    September 9, 2019
  • Fitchburg State gets $1M gift for travel abroad program

    September 5, 2019

    Fitchburg State University has received one of its largest endowed gifts, $1 million to support a study abroad scholarship program.

    September 5, 2019
  • Five Worcester campuses among WSJ's top 400

    Grant Welker September 5, 2019

    Five colleges in Worcester have again made an annual ranking of the best colleges by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education.

    Grant Welker September 5, 2019
  • Anna Maria unveils campus center improvements

    September 3, 2019

    Students starting classes Tuesday at Anna Maria College will come upon the first renovations to the school's campus center in decades.

    September 3, 2019
  • Local colleges are following national education trends by adding cannabis to the curriculum

    Zachary Comeau September 2, 2019

    Marijuana has been a part of college campuses for dozens of years, but the drug is now finding its way into the classroom, as Central Massachusetts educators are opening their doors to the cannabis industry.

    Zachary Comeau September 2, 2019
  • Workforce training is easier than you think

    Luis Pedraja September 2, 2019

    Educating your workforce is a fundamental component in productivity and business advancement; however, one of the key items holding a company back from growth is its ability to educate and advance its workforce.

    Luis Pedraja September 2, 2019
  • Boom times for Central Mass. college endowments

    Grant Welker August 30, 2019

    Colleges with smaller endowments may be getting relatively poorer compared to deep-pocketed peers, but with the economy providing higher investment returns – and more donor support – nearly every Central Massachusetts college has seen endowments

    Grant Welker August 30, 2019
  • 40 Under Forty 2019: Nadja Johnson, Ph.D.

    August 16, 2019

    At 17, Johnson made about as big of a leap of faith as one could take: She came to the U.S. from Jamaica, alone, with just $400 and two suitcases of clothing.

    August 16, 2019
  • 40 Under Forty 2019: Casey L. Wall

    August 16, 2019

    In her job leading WPI diversity initiatives, Wall creates paths for students to one day have the type of success and involvement she’s had with her alma maters.

    August 16, 2019

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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.