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  • ReWalk exoskelton to be tested in 160-person VA study

    Sam Bonacci February 3, 2016

    The ReWalk exoskeleton system is set to be tested in a 160-person, four-year long, multi-center study by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the impact of exoskeleton use in a home or daily life setting.

    Sam Bonacci February 3, 2016
  • Partnership unites wind, hydro for clean energy bill

    State House News Service February 2, 2016

    A group of corporate partners representing the often-times competing interests of hydroelectric, on-shore wind and transmission have forged a new coalition to push lawmakers to embrace policies put forward by Gov. Charlie Baker and others that would

    State House News Service February 2, 2016
  • Movers & Shakers

    February 1, 2016

    GARETH CHARTER is now director of sales for the Worcester region at MassLive, a news service.

    February 1, 2016
  • Senate passes climate change package

    State House News Service January 29, 2016

    The state would be required to develop a climate change mitigation plan and meet new long-term carbon emission reduction benchmarks under legislation passed unanimously by the Senate on Thursday.

    State House News Service January 29, 2016
  • Framingham's HeartWare cancels $929M acquisition

    Sam Bonacci January 29, 2016

    HeartWare International Inc. has announced it is backing out of a $929 million dollar purchase of Israeli company Valtech Cardio to concentrate on its core ventricular assist device business.

    Sam Bonacci January 29, 2016
  • Baker pitches hydropower; education in state of the state

    State House News Story January 22, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker, in an unapologetic defense of his administration's focus on the nitty-gritty of governing, called Thursday night for a significant new investment in vocational schools while also pledging fiscal restraint.

    State House News Story January 22, 2016
  • Worcester company contributes to Hyundai steel mill

    Sam Bonacci January 19, 2016

    Equipment provided by Primetals Technologies of Worcester has begun producing steel that will make its way into Hyundai's transmissions and engines.

    Sam Bonacci January 19, 2016
  • Best of Business 2016: Professional Services

    January 18, 2016

    From banking to insurance, here are the Best of Business for professional services in 2016.

    January 18, 2016
  • Best of Business 2016: Multimedia Services

    January 18, 2016

    Here are the best multimedia services in Central Massachusetts for 2016.

    January 18, 2016
  • Best of Business 2016: Food

    January 18, 2016

    Here are the best food and social meeting spaces in Central Massachusetts.

    January 18, 2016
  • Best of Business 2016: Offsite Venues

    January 18, 2016

    The 2016 Best of Business winners in this category include everything from employee outings to meeting space.

    January 18, 2016
  • Fresh Beginnings

    January 18, 2016

    Minutemen Wealth Management, a division of Raymond James Financial Services Inc., opened its new location at 289 Great Road., Ste. 304, in Acton. Matthew Alton Davis of Littleton is the firm's registered principal.

    January 18, 2016
  • Lutco envisions expanded future

    Laura Finaldi January 18, 2016

    Worcester manufacturer Lutco, Inc. spent $1.5 million without a specific idea of what to do with its new purchase.

    Laura Finaldi January 18, 2016
  • Youth sports becoming big business for Central Mass

    Sam Bonacci January 4, 2016

    Sports complexes across Central Massachusetts are tapping into a youth sports market that has proven recession proof and continues to grow.

    Sam Bonacci January 4, 2016
  • Beverly businessman pushing for Worcester professional hockey

    Laura Finaldi January 4, 2016

    Last month, Worcester's Civic Center Commission unanimously approved a plan to bring professional hockey back to the DCU Center. The fate of a potential Worcester team is in the hands of the East Coast Hockey League and businessman Cliff Rucker.

    Laura Finaldi January 4, 2016
  • Lisa Wong's Fitchburg legacy

    Emily Micucci January 4, 2016

    In the mid-2000s, Fitchburg City Hall, and the community itself, was a much different place than it is today.

    Emily Micucci January 4, 2016

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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.