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Jacob Hiatt Magnet adds STEAM lab with hopes to 'ignite curiosity' among students
WORCESTER — About 150 volunteers from Worcester Public Schools, AbbVie and Heart of America recently teamed up to refurbish Jacob Hiatt Magnet School's library into a science, technology, engineering, arts and math lab. Friday was full of repainting walls, unloading supplies and assembling all necessary equipment. ...
Public schools look to state for help after inflation crushes budget
BOSTON - Public school budgets around the state, including in Worcester, have taken some major hits this year to keep up with the rate of inflation. Worcester Public Schools have taken some major hits this year to keep up with the rate of inflation. The Worcester Public Schools are not...
Worcester board of ed gets update on evolving math instruction
Worcester board of ed gets update on evolving math instruction. As the school system struggles with math results, the Worcester County Board of Education recently heard a presentation on the complexities and rigors of instruction. By Tara Fischer, Staff Writer. As the school system continues to struggle with math results,...
The business case for diversity, equity and inclusion
Despite decades of research and multiple studies documenting the benefits, people continue to push back against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at public and private institutions. After the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard case last summer, race-conscious admission programs for colleges and universities...
Harvard Violated Contract With HGSU in Excluding Some Grad Students, Arbitrator Rules
The decision expands the HGSU-UAW bargaining unit by 70 members and forces Harvard to retroactively repay psychology research assistants for "lost benefits and payments" since April 30, 2022. By Frank S. Zhou. Harvard violated its 2021 contract with the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers by excluding lab-based psychology Ph.D....
Local Student Earns Academic Honors
Local Students Graduate From College of the Holy Cross. Holy Cross celebrated 751 bachelor of arts degree recipients at its 178th Commencement held in person on Friday, May 24 at the DCU Center in Worcester. Dr. Laurie Leshin, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and former president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute delivered this year’s address to the Class of 2024 and received an honorary degree.
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