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It’s time to consider a hybrid model for Worcester School Committee
Earlier this year, Worcester Interfaith, the Worcester Branch of the NAACP and group of individuals plaintiffs filed suit in federal court alleging that Worcester’s method of electing School Committee members...
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Politics and the City: Rescue Plan Act gives city “awful lot” of spending options
The meat of the fiscal 2022 budget discussion is still about a month out, but with an estimated $230 million due to come the city's way from the $1.9 trillion...
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Data Shows 44 Percent of Worcester Public Schools Students to Continue Remote Learning
WORCESTER, Mass. - Many students in Worcester returned to their classrooms this week for the first time in more than a year, but not all families are choosing the hybrid learning model.
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