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Worcester home sales drop 31% as Mass. logs worst May since 2011
Monica Benevides June 25, 2020In the wake of the economic slowdown surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts had the fewest single-family home sales in the month of May since 2011, including a 30.6% drop in sales in Worcester city, according to a new report.
Worcester County coronavirus death toll rose to 914 on Wednesday
Riley Garand June 25, 2020Worcester County recorded 15 new coronavirus cases and nine fatalities Wednesday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Schools to prepare for three back-to-school scenarios
State House News Service June 25, 2020Massachusetts schools this fall will be required to develop hybrid learning plans that teach students in-person and remotely on alternating schedules, under guidance that state education officials are releasing Thursday.
Mass. added another 30K unemployment claims last week, as state increased staff 4,000% to accommodate total claimants
Riley Garand June 25, 2020Unemployment claims filed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic have increased to 1,036,291 in Mass.
Clark expands urban studies concentration to include humanities
Clark University in Worcester has expanded and renamed its urban studies concentration, formerly known as the school's urban development and social change program, the school announced on Wednesday.
Report: Early ed system needs $690M to safely reopen
State House News Service June 25, 2020Early education centers and family day care homes in Massachusetts will need an infusion of $690 million over the next five months to successfully reopen and recover from the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.
UMass Memorial offering COVID-19 testing sites for companies to send their workers
As the Massachusetts continues to reopen its economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, UMass Memorial Health Care is offering to do group testing for businesses’ employees at five Central Massachusetts locations.
Worcester County records 49 new coronavirus cases and two deaths Tuesday
Riley Garand June 24, 2020Throughout Massachusetts, there were 16 newly recorded fatalities adding to the death toll of 7,890. Worcester County recorded two new deaths with 905 overall.
Poll: Racism rockets past other public priorities
State House News Service June 24, 2020With momentum growing behind efforts to reform policing across Massachusetts, an overwhelming majority of residents support the idea of licensing police and holding cops to a set of professional standards that includes a ban on the use of chokeholds…
Poll: Many not eager to engage in state's reopening
State House News Service June 24, 2020The gradual reopening of the economy in Massachusetts has led to employees feeling more stable in their jobs and financial situations over the past month, according to a new Suffolk University poll for WGBH News, the State House News Service, The…
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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.
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