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  • 10 Things I Know About ... Card payments

    Keith Reardon May 14, 2018

    Need help setting up a credit card payment system?

    Keith Reardon May 14, 2018
  • Movers & Shakers

    May 14, 2018

    Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester, Harrington Physician Services and AdCare Hospital are some of several Central Massachusetts companies to recently announce new hires.

    May 14, 2018
  • Jack's Abby to host state beer group's conference

    Zachary Comeau May 11, 2018

    With dozens of more breweries expected to open in the next few years, Jack's Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham and statewide industry group are holding an event this month to make sure those young brewers have the knowledge they need to be successful.

    Zachary Comeau May 11, 2018
  • Bill would set 21 as minimum age for tobacco statewide

    State House News Service May 9, 2018

    Nearly 70 percent of the state's population lives in communities that have adopted local policies raising their tobacco-buying age to 21. A bill would extend that age hike statewide.

    State House News Service May 9, 2018
  • Springdale collaborates with Louisville brewery to make clear beer

    Zachary Comeau May 8, 2018

    What began as a joke blossomed into a collaboration that had Jack's Abby spinoff Springdale Beer and Louisville-based Against the Grain Brewery creating a completely clear IPA dubbed Any IPA.

    Zachary Comeau May 8, 2018
  • WCTI announces $120K grant

    May 7, 2018

    The Worcester CleanTech Incubator has been awarded a $120,000 grant and has launched a partnership with Cambridge marketing firm Hubspot for Startups, the organization announced Monday.

    May 7, 2018
  • Milford pot grower wants to help small marijuana companies

    State House News Service May 2, 2018

    A company that grows marijuana in Milford and processes pot plans to launch a small-business accelerator program that it is billing as the first in the nation.

    State House News Service May 2, 2018
  • Worcester restaurants embrace, eschew online delivery services

    Zachary Comeau April 30, 2018

    Services like Uber Eats and Grubhub provides extra revenue for eateries, but they come at a high cost and with a loss of control.

    Zachary Comeau April 30, 2018
  • Strand, Elm theaters buck against industry trends

    Grant Welker April 30, 2018

    The Strand and the Elm theaters keep prices low and capitalize on the loyalty of theater-goers who put a premium on the old-fashion experience of seeing a movie.

    Grant Welker April 30, 2018
  • Baby ear piercings, and tattoos to rival Picasso

    Brad Kane April 30, 2018

    As piercing and tattoos have become more mainstream, Marc Williams' relocated his Piercing Emporium & Tattoo to a unique copper-colored building on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester.

    Brad Kane April 30, 2018
  • SBA honors Jack's Abby, Marlborough maintenance firm

    Grant Welker April 26, 2018

    Framingham brewery Jack's Abby and SCS Building Maintenance of Marlborough have been honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

    Grant Welker April 26, 2018
  • Shrewsbury cleaning firm head named state's top Woman Small Business Owner

    Zachary Comeau April 25, 2018

    The owner of Shrewsbury commercial cleaning company Unic Pro Inc. has been named the Massachusetts Woman Small Business Owner of the year by the U.S. Small Business Administration for the year.

    Zachary Comeau April 25, 2018
  • Worcester bans flavored tobacco in retail stores

    Zachary Comeau April 24, 2018

    At the beginning of next year, Worcester will become the 110th municipality in Massachusetts to enact some type of flavored tobacco ban after the city Board of Health voted to adopt regulations prohibiting the sale of the products in convenience

    Zachary Comeau April 24, 2018
  • Chamber opposes proposed flavored tobacco ban

    Zachary Comeau April 19, 2018

    Banning a convenience store from selling flavored tobacco products to a 21-year-old adult while that same adult can purchase flavored alcohol at a liquor store would create a disparate retail environment, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

    Zachary Comeau April 19, 2018
  • Cannabis Control Commission to expedite review of 20 applications

    State House News Service April 11, 2018

    Twenty unidentified registered marijuana dispensaries were approved Tuesday to have their applications to enter the recreational marijuana business reviewed an expedited basis.

    State House News Service April 11, 2018
  • Opponents to state-level net neutrality make their case again

    State House News Service April 5, 2018

    For the third time in less than two months, opponents of state-level net neutrality legislation made their case at the State House, as one lawmaker said his questions had gone unanswered throughout the series of hearings.

    State House News Service April 5, 2018

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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.