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Major changes could be on the way for Massachusetts vocational schools. With more students applying and advocates pushing to make admissions more equitable, the process by which a student actually gets into a vocational school could be changed drastically.
There are several catalysts fueling the push for a change to admissions. Tech school advocates say they lack access to middle school students and students of color in underserved areas, meaning a teach school education is unfamiliar or unavailable to those populations; at the same time, enrollments are growing faster than physical plants, limiting the number of slots available to all students.
Massachusetts Trying to Expand Access to Technical Schools
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is revisiting admissions practices to vocational schools as enrollment continues to grow faster than the number of available placements.
May 13, 2021 • (TNS) This is the third in a series of stories exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted vocational-technical schools in the region.
Major changes could be on the way for Massachusetts vocational schools. With more students applying and advocates pushing to make admissions more equitable, the process by which a student actually gets into a vocational school could be changed drastically.
There are several catalysts fueling the push for a change to admissions. Tech school advocates say they lack access to middle school students and students of color in underserved areas, meaning a teach school education is unfamiliar or unavailable to those populations; at the sam
The event will be held Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to noon, or residents can clean up on their own at their convenience.
This day is an effort that coincides with the week of Earth Day, which is Thursday, April 22. This effort would not be possible without the support of the Billerica Department of Public Works, Waste Management Company, the town of Billerica, Billerica Recreation, and of course the volunteers with Beautify Billerica, Leach said.
Leach said was excited to see the cleanup effort extend over the week with area companies TechnaAmerica NE and Cabot Corp. working on similar efforts.