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International Trade

  • Coffee roaster builds sustainable success

    April 11, 2017

    Dean's Beans in Orange is committed to improving the lives of its farmers through training, fair wages and long-term reforestation projects.

    April 11, 2017
  • Movers & Shakers

    April 3, 2017

    Central Massachusetts professionals joined and were promoted at firms like Becker College, Abby's House, UniBank, Commerce Bank and Webster Five Cents Savings Bank.

    April 3, 2017
  • Trump's policies not slowing Worcester schools' international applications, yet

    Grant Welker April 3, 2017

    Despite concerns nationally among colleges and universities over new federal policies scaring away international applicants, Worcester schools have seen no such impact.

    Grant Welker April 3, 2017
  • State and trade partners highlight ties

    State House News Service March 29, 2017

    State and business officials stressed the importance of building bonds across borders as representatives of Canadian, French, Swiss and Haitian governments and companies gathered at the State House Tuesday.

    State House News Service March 29, 2017
  • Riverdale Mills seeks to help build Trump's border fence

    Laura Finaldi March 28, 2017

    Riverdale Mills is working with several design build firms to incorporate WireWall, its fencing product, into proposed designs for the wall on the U.S./Mexico border.

    Laura Finaldi March 28, 2017
  • Movers & Shakers

    March 20, 2017

    Sullivan Insurance Group, Jericho Road and The Bridge of Central Massachusetts have all made recent hires or promotions.

    March 20, 2017
  • Primetals stays strong through productivity

    February 28, 2017

    While other steelmaking companies have left the Worcester area, Primetals Technologies, which grew out of the former Morgan Construction company, is still here.

    February 28, 2017
  • TJX plans to add 1,800 new stores

    Grant Welker February 23, 2017

    TJX, the parent of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, could expand by 1,800 stores in the long term to about 5,600 locations.

    Grant Welker February 23, 2017
  • Movers & Shakers

    February 20, 2017

    Ten professionals got hired or promoted at places including Fallon Health, JM Coull and Fidelity Bank.

    February 20, 2017
  • Strully grows NECC by running it like a traditional business

    Laura Finaldi February 20, 2017

    Vincent Strully Jr. could have never predicted that the nonprofit he founded would eventually become one of the leading autism education and research centers in the world, employing more than 1,200, serving 680 students.

    Laura Finaldi February 20, 2017
  • Charitable works

    February 20, 2017

    Volunteers from Leominster Credit Union participated in one of the largest meal-packing events for United Way of North Central Mass. More than 100,000 meals were packaged by 400 volunteers for 20 local food pantries at the Double Tree by Hilton in

    February 20, 2017
  • Howard turned Shirley manufacturer into global firm

    Laura Finaldi February 20, 2017

    Under Steve Howard's leadership, Bemis Associates has grown from a single facility in Shirley to an adhesive maker with a global presence that collaborates with brands like Nike and Under Armour.

    Laura Finaldi February 20, 2017
  • Carroll never stops working, advocating

    Emily Micucci February 20, 2017

    Frank Carroll never left Worcester, but in a vast career in business advocacy bringing him deep into the national political area and an abiding commitment to philanthropy, Carroll's reach extends far beyond city limits.

    Emily Micucci February 20, 2017
  • Angelini connects the dots of Worcester's community

    Laura Finaldi February 20, 2017

    Over the course of his 50 years in Worcester, Michael P. Angelini has had his hands in a lot of different ventures.

    Laura Finaldi February 20, 2017
  • Anthes grew health nonprofit into a community force

    Laura Finaldi February 20, 2017

    Frances M. Anthes has made it her goal to provide everyone – regardless of economic status – with access to comprehensive health care.

    Laura Finaldi February 20, 2017
  • WBJ names the 2017 Business Leaders of the Year

    Peter Stanton February 20, 2017

    This year, WBJ rethought its oldest and most established awards issue and added a new category: the WBJ Business Leader Hall of Fame.

    Peter Stanton February 20, 2017

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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.