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- Worcester School Committee votes not to consider LGBTQ support resolution (2025)
Kirsten Frazier, a teacher and Gay Straight Alliance adviser at North High School, said the Trump administration does not care about the damage that ... - Worcester schools eye 7.9% budget increase for coming year (2025)
The deputy superintendent said most of the additional money would cover ... - Vote on LGBTQ+ resolution prompts heated exchange in Worcester School Committee (2025)
WORCESTER ? A resolution to support the LGBTQ+ community in Worcester Public Schools sparked a heated debate in the School ... - Worcester School Committee to vote on resolution supporting LGBTQ+ community (2025)
The vote follows tensions on the City Council and moves ... - With cuts coming to Worcester schools, concerns focus on dual language, special education (2024)
Bousquet works in the Worcester Public School Transition Program , which is designed to prepare students with disabilities for adult life. To help close the deficit, the ... - Petition requests gender-neutral bathrooms at North High in Worcester (2023)
WORCESTER — Concerned about the mental and physical well-being of students at North High School, some educators are ... - Tenure ends for Worcester school safety chief Pezzella, but not service to community (2023)
WORCESTER — When School Safety Director Robert F. Pezzella walks out of the Durkin ... - Comptroller: Worcester School District has too much fund balance (2022)
The state comptroller's office recently audited the Worcester Central School District and said the ... - Election Commission to hold 4 public hearings on new Worcester School Committee districts (2022)
WORCESTER — The Board of Election Commissioners Thursday started laying the groundwork for ... - Against Binienda's advice, Worcester School Committee splits with bus service, will run its own (2021)
Going against the superintendent’s advice, the School Committee on ... - ‘I’m horrified that we didn’t get this right’: Worcester schools see rocky rollout of online learning (2020)
School districts across the state have struggled with the abrupt shift to online learning. But Worcester has had ... - Friendsgiving Celebration Sparks Controversy at Worcester Elementary School (2019)
What some say was just intended to be a fun Friendsgiving celebration for the pre-K through sixth-grade students at a Massachusetts school has sparked a debate within the ... - Drug addiction screening program debuts in 2 Worcester schools - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER – In anticipation of a new statewide mandate next year, the Worcester school system will begin giving drug addiction screenings to students ... - Superintendent: Student enrollment trending up in Worcester schools this year - Worcester Telegram (2016)
The school system's student count as of Oct. 1 is reported to the state each year and serves as a key determining factor in the amount of educational aid Worcester will receive f ... - Worcester School Committee member questions consultant hiring practice - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER – A School Committee member Wednesday night raised concerns about whether the district is hiring too many consultants to do work that district empl ... - Worcester school officials to address overcrowded classrooms - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER – With claims of some classes having 30 or more students packed into a room, the district is working to alleviate classroom staffing issues in the early goings of the new school year. School officials ... - Worcester school officials to address overcrowded classrooms in coming week - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER – With claims of some classes having 30 or more students packed into a room, the district is working to alleviate classroom staffing issues in the early goings of the new school year. School officials said ... - Worcester School Committee raises concerns about computer-based MCAS 2.0 - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER – School Committee members raised concerns Thursday night about the state's new assessment test, saying the computer-based exam could put the city ... - Worcester School Gets Grant to Complete LED Retrofit - Energy Manager Today (2016)
Burncoat High School in Worcester, MA, has been awarded a $248,849 grant to complete an LED upgrade. The award, according to the Worcester Patch, was one of 47 Gre ... - At DCU, thousands of Worcester school employees kick off school year - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER – For what was likely the biggest employee meeting in the city's history, thousands of school staff packed into the DCU Center Friday afternoon for a special ... - Worcester schools find way to spare kindergarten aides, 4 teachers - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER – After identifying new funding sources, the district plans to open the school year still employing 21 kindergarten classroom aides that had been ... - Worcester Schools Start Date - Patch.com (2016)
. WORCESTER, MA—Parents, you've almost survived the summer. Students are due back in Worcester schools on Monday, Aug. 29, for all grades. The ... - City Hall Notebook: Worcester schools in line for new windows, doors - Worcester Telegram (2016)
City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. is recommending to the City Council a $9.3 million loan order to finance window and door replacement projects at four public sch ... - Clive McFarlane: Adding police officers is not priority for Worcester schools - Worcester Telegram (2016)
The Worcester public schools appear to be standing down from the police-heavy security posture an auditor recommended last fall. This makes sense on two levels. First, heavy pol ... - Sunday Sitdown: Worcester schools chef trainer Jim Palmariello - Worcester Telegram (2016)
When it comes to preparing meals every school day for 25,000 kids, it may be helpful to be a little less Gordon Ramsay and a little more Henry Ford. That's not to say Jim ... - Worcester school board asks for $1M for more teachers - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER – The School Committee is challenging the district's administration to find $1 million somewhere in next year's budget in the next two weeks t ... - Teacher takes off clothes and runs around Worcester school - The Boston Globe (2016)
MassLive.comA male gym teacher at the Rice Square elementary school in Worcester took off all his clothes and ran around the school naked on Tuesday, police said. The man, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital for evaluation, said Worcester Police ...Worcester's Rice Square Elementary School went into lockdown durin ... - Worcester school board members open to explaining budget needs to chamber - Worcester Telegram (2016)
More specifically, committee members said they'd want to show why the state should implement proposed changes to the way it distributes aid to local schools, only a f ... - Crowdfunding helps Worcester school buy color printer - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER - The Vizzies are awards for scientific illustration. Begun by the National Science Foundation and the magazine Popular Science in 2015, Vizzies give merit ... - Cellphones in the classroom? Worcester school board may ease ban - Worcester Telegram (2016)
“Maybe we can get some outside help,†... - Trump To Hold Rally At Worcester School - The Dispatch (2016)
BERLIN — Worcester County Public Schools Coordinator of Public Relations and Special Programs Carrie N. Sterrs has confirmed Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump plans to hold a rally at Stephen Decatur High School at 7 p.m. on ...Maryland teacher's union opposes Trump rally at schoolWBAL Baltimor ... - Threat of redundancies at Worcester school - Worcester News (2016)
Headteacher Mark Pollard said: "Just like many secondary schools across Worcestershire, the College is facing some difficult choices with ever-increasing bud ... - Worcester schools plan to expand summer meal program again - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER – Following a school year in which cafeterias served thousands more students per day through a new universal meal program, the Worcester school ... - Worcester school officials question extended contracts - Worcester Mag (2016)
Some Worcester School Committee members are criticizing interim Superintendent Marco Rodrigues's decision to extend the expiring contracts of five administrator ... - Worcester School Committee talks budget with legislators - Worcester Telegram (2016)
MA_Worcester_Telegram WORCESTER – The School Committee didn't get many answers about the district's financial fate next year after meeting with memb ... - Worcester school budget forecast includes staff cuts, increased class sizes - Worcester Telegram (2016)
That $3.8 million boost in Chapter 70 support, combined with a $500,000 increase in the city's contribution and $300,000 increase in charter school reimbursement from th ... - T&G the first 50 years: Worcester schools no stranger to pains of urban growth - Worcester Telegram (2016)
Overcrowded classrooms, an increasing number of immigrant students who don't speak English, and not enough money to pay for all the needs of the school system. All of these ... - Albert B. Southwick: Worcester schools over the years - Worcester Telegram (2016)
The district schools were known as suburban schools. In some cases they were like the primary schools in the inner city. Sometimes they combined primary and ... - Meet top teachers from northern Worcester schools - Delmarva Daily Times (2016)
The 2016 Worcester County Teacher of the Year Program, which identifies a top teacher from each of the system's 14 schools, celebrates innovative teachers who dedicate their time and talents to prepare students for college ... - Worcester school board to negotiate earlier start date with new superintendent - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER – The School Committee on Thursday night postponed a vote to move the new superintendent's start date ahead to April 11, saying it will instead negoti ... - Tonight: Worcester school board set to vote on next superintendent - Worcester Telegram (2016)
All four candidates have spent at least the last 10 years of their careers working at Worcester schools or other educational programs in the city. Some have worked here even longer, and t ... - Worcester school principals support proposed facilities moves - Worcester Telegram (2016)
WORCESTER – Several school administrators spoke Thursday in favor of a plan that would relocate a half-dozen city schools and educational programs this summer, ... - Clive McFarlane: Worcester school board bloc misses mark on kindergarten testing - Worcester Telegram (2016)
If there was an MCAS test for school boards, the Worcester School Committee would not only be on failure warning, but would also be a prime candidate for state receivership. The com ... - POINT-COUNTERPOINT: The search for a Worcester school superintendent - Worcester Telegram (2016)
First up is what may be Worcester's most important decision this year, the selection of a new school superintendent. The question: The Worcester School Committee scrapped plans f ... - Despite criticism, Worcester school officials remain confident in superintendent search - Worcester Telegram (2016)
“There are a number of people threatening to sue the Worcester Public School system,â&eur ... - Worcester school officials concerned about state cuts to education - Worcester Telegram (2015)
Though the final cuts to each municipality have yet to be announced, officials at Thursday night's School Committee meeting said they feared reductions to Worces ... - North High School safety discussion to continue at Worcester School Committee ... - MassLive.com (2015)
WORCESTER - After several bomb threats at North High School, the most recent of which resulted in fights that led to teachers assaulted and students arrested, the issue of safety at the school will again be on the Worcest ... - Worcester schools to open on normal schedule Wednesday - MassLive.com (2015)
WORCESTER - After another two days off this week due to Winter Storm Linus, Worcester Public Schools will be reopening Wednesday on a normal schedule. The storm, which dr ... - Worcester schools closed Monday as forecast predicts over a foot of snow - MassLive.com (2015)
The heavy snowfall could bring 1-to-3 inches of snow per hour. Snow could change to sleet or freezing rain Monday afternoon, but then turn back into snow. Winter Storm Juno dum ... - Worcester schools will be closed Thursday - Worcester Telegram (2015)
MassLive.comRafael Dacosta of Worcester digs out his car near his home on Endicott Street this morning. Mr. Dacosta, a pediatric nurse at UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus, was hoping to be on his way in time for a noontime ...
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