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Small Business

  • TechSandBox makes last call for startup pitches

    November 19, 2015

    TechSandBox, a science and technology incubator located in Hopkinton, has issued a final call for applicants to pitch in its third annual Pitch Fest, which is open to science and technology startups with little to no revenue, as well as student-ru

    November 19, 2015
  • New pay rules force homecare agencies to re-think business model

    November 18, 2015

    A new federal rule extending greater workplace pay protections to home health and personal care workers is forcing homecare agencies to raise rates, re-think their business models, and could lead to consolidation across the industry, experts say.

    November 18, 2015
  • Baker economic development plan to create opportunities

    State House News Service November 16, 2015

    Gov. Charlie Baker has rolled out major energy, opioid and charter school proposals and now the administration has a draft economic development plan on the table that aims to attract and retain highly-skilled workers, strengthen the state's

    State House News Service November 16, 2015
  • Movers & Shakers

    November 9, 2015

    GLEN MARTIN was promoted at Continental Woodcraft, a millwork subsidiary of BlueHive Strategic Environments of Worcester, to vice president. He was previously manufacturing manager for the company. Martin, who joined BlueHive in 2012, formerly

    November 9, 2015
  • Marlborough Savings Bank offers $20K training program

    John A. Lahtinen November 9, 2015

    Founded in early April way back in 1860, Marlborough Savings Bank has always remained committed to its customers and its employees.

    John A. Lahtinen November 9, 2015
  • Hospitals, consumers should determine pricing

    November 9, 2015

    Healthcare pricing is quite a tricky business.

    November 9, 2015
  • $110K in loans to food truck, landscaper, grocery store

    Sam Bonacci November 4, 2015

    The North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation has released small-business loans totaling $109,500 to three local businesses, the organization announced last week.

    Sam Bonacci November 4, 2015
  • AMSC revenue rises on wind; secures $3.7M contract

    November 3, 2015

    Power grid and wind energy equipment manufacturer AMSC of Devens said Tuesday that revenue was up in its second quarter on the back of additional wind contracts and a $3.7 million government contract modification.

    November 3, 2015
  • Fresh approach urged for tech company regulation

    State House News Service November 2, 2015

    While floating the idea of steering revenues from fantasy sports taxes to pay for transportation, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh on Sunday cautioned against over-regulation of tech-driven companies that are coming up with products that customers are

    State House News Service November 2, 2015
  • MassDEP fines Wells Fargo Bank $38K over Fitchburg spill

    October 30, 2015

    A home heating oil spill has proved costly for Wells Fargo Bank.

    October 30, 2015
  • Family and medical leave supporters: Mass. out of step

    State House News Service October 28, 2015

    Relaying personal stories of hardship caused by the birth of a baby, a sick family member or an illness, dozens of people on Tuesday pushed lawmakers to support a bill that would extend paid family and medical leave to most employees in

    State House News Service October 28, 2015
  • Door opened to home care workers pay hike

    State House News Service October 28, 2015

    Amid a national push to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, home care workers in Massachusetts urged lawmakers Tuesday to boost their pay level.

    State House News Service October 28, 2015
  • Movers & Shakers

    October 26, 2015

    TODD DONOHOE was hired as a commercial lender at Hometown Bank in Oxford.

    October 26, 2015
  • TALK BACK

    October 26, 2015

    MARIJUANA DOESN'T CONCERN 81% OF SMALL BUSINESSES A survey by Employers Holdings insurance found most small businesses nationally were unconcerned employees would work under the influence of marijuana.

    October 26, 2015
  • Baby steps add up in downtown Worcester

    October 26, 2015

    The hoopla surrounding this month's announcement of a $33-million, high-end luxury hotel for downtown Worcester may seem a bit overhyped, but given the step-by-step nature of economic revitalization, business and city officials have the right to be

    October 26, 2015
  • Senate OKs workplace disfigurement, wage violation bills

    State House News Service October 23, 2015

    The scope of workplace disfigurement injuries covered under workers' compensation policies would be expanded to injuries anywhere on a person's body, and the amount of compensation workers could receive would also be increased under a bill that

    State House News Service October 23, 2015

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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.