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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...
Mass. Rep. Auchincloss urges state to share resources on safe gun storage with schools
There might be plenty of summer vacation left to go, but one Massachusetts lawmaker alreadyb is urging Bay State school districts to plan ahead in one big way. This week, U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-4th District, called on the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to encourage school districts to share federal resources on safe firearms storage with parents and others.
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,...
Meet the T&G Hometeam high school girls' track and field team for spring 2024
The Central Mass. High School Sports Awards is proud to announce the player of the year nominees for girls' track. The winners were announced during the live show that took place June 26 at the Hanover Theatre. The Central Mass. High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA...
Governor Healey Appoints Gary Prado to the MassBay Board of Trustees
MassBay Community College is pleased to announce that Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has appointed Gary Prado to the MassBay Community College Board of Trustees. Prado is Senior Legal Counsel at Fidelity Investments. Prior to his role at Fidelity Investments, Prado was an associate at Ropes & Gray, practicing in its private equity transactions group, representing private equity firms and public and private companies in leveraged buyouts, direct investments, and other strategic transactions. Prado also clerked for Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island and Judge Joseph A. Greenway, Jr. of the Third Circuit Court of Federal Appeals.
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...
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.
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....
Lenox Memorial School Joins MassDOT Program
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) reported that its Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program continues to grow as the 2023-2024 academic year comes to an end, with 72 additional schools joining SRTS since last September. This includes the addition of Lenox Memorial Middle and High...
State Officials To Host Public Meetings To Discuss Early Education And Childcare
BOURNE – On Tuesday, July 2, state officials announced a series of regional childcare listening sessions to assist in developing the Early Education and Child Care Task Force recently established under Executive Order by Governor Maura Healey, with a scheduled visit to the Upper Cape Cod Technical High School in Bourne on Thursday, July 18, 2024.
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