Worcester State College News

By Jacqueline Reis TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF jreis@telegram.com The state has scheduled five public hearings on seven proposed charter schools statewide.

Gov. Deval Patrick recently launched six regional readiness centers across the state.

Let's not mince words. It was total vindication. I am referring to an independent task force report that concluded the Worcester public schools' Human Resources Department 'is a high-functioning, professional office that has made great strides in their efficiency and effectiveness in recent years.' The task force members - Nicole Brown, an ...

Health insurance costs are set to explode once again in early 2010, and we've read the horror stories in recent reports about small businesses being hit with increases of as much as 47 percent.

Can artists save downtown Worcester? That was one of the questions tackled Wednesday night at a panel discussion hosted at Worcester State College .

Standing in the Friday evening chill of a Shaw's supermarket parking lot, William S. Coleman III, dressed in suit and tie with clipboard in hand, approaches a passing shopper.

Bravo! Opening night for Worcester State College's production of 'Bus Stop' on Thursday was the dual celebration of a dedication ceremony and christening of the renovated and newly named Fuller Theater.

The Fuller Theater, formerly known as the Administration Building theater, will be dedicated at Worcester State College tonight.

The recession hasn't slowed down construction of new residence halls for state colleges - in fact, college officials are seeing an increase in demand for on-campus dormitories.

As the nation gives thanks later this month, a few colleges are already working to help others less fortunate.

Worcester State College faculty members have voted no confidence in President Janelle C. Ashley.

The state Division of Insurance is holding a series of hearings, including one in Worcester Friday, on the rising cost of small business health insurance premiums.

Faculty members at Worcester State College today are set to take a no-confidence vote on President Janelle C. Ashley.

A place to call home Worcester State College hosted the Housing Forum 'Kids Count: Meeting the Needs of Homeless Children' last week and welcomed back two WSC urban studies graduates who have continued their service to others.

Temple Emanuel has produced a line of rabbis over the decades that have played a prominent national role in Reform Judaism.

Eighty-six Fitchburg High School seniors performed well enough on MCAS exams to be awarded scholarships providing free tuition to any Massachusetts state college.

Gentle readers, I'll bet you've never heard of the Secret Six. Neither had I until a few years ago.

In the two years since Ashley Beck graduated from Clinton High School, she has been working to make her dreams come true.

Worcester State College has met the $10 million goal of its largest fundraising campaign seven months early and has changed its goal to $12 million, the Telegram & Gazette reports.

Worcester Heavy smoke damage in three-decker fire WORCESTER - Fire damaged an apartment last night on Cambridge Street.