In the winter of 2016, the Worcester Education Collaborative and the Worcester Regional Research Bureau produced a report - the Urgency of Excellence - that provided an overview of the Worcester Public Schools. Recognizing the significant changes in the work of teaching and learning, the needs of students as they prepare for life in an increasingly interconnected and technological world, and the changing demographics of both our city and our public school students, the report called for the development of a strategic plan for the schools.

WORCESTER – Fresh off the Thanksgiving holiday, the Worcester City Council will hold its tax classification hearing for the Fiscal Year 2018. This is an annual contentious topic as two local organizations have differing opinions on the matter.

When Worcester set out to remake itself, the obstacles were great, but the optimism was greater.

WORCESTER - Seven of the eight at-large City Council candidates appearing on next week’s municipal ballot were peppered with a wide array of questions for some two hours at a forum Monday night at Mechanics Hall.

A chief executive's corner office has so long been dominated by men, it isn't always a place where a woman can feel she belongs.

WORCESTER – Ensuring equitable treatment and services for all students was the prevailing theme Thursday night as audience members gave input on the district’s next long-term strategic plan at a school forum at Worcester East Middle School.

Without the personal attacks that characterized the mayor’s race two years ago, Joseph M. Petty and Kontantina B. Lukes engaged in a substantive mayoral debate on Tuesday night across a gamut of issues.

WORCESTER - The two mayoral candidates squared off in a debate at Mechanics Hall Monday night and predictably offered contrasting views about the state of the city and the direction it is heading.

WORCESTER – Six of the eight candidates campaigning for District City Council seats this election met at Mechanics Hall on Thursday night in the second of four candidate forums sponsored by the Worcester Research Bureau.

The two candidates for District 5 City Council, Matt Wally and Paul Franco, have radically different ideas on what to do about the city’s split property tax rate.