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QCC, MWCC to split $2.5M, as part of $48M statewide adult education push

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner were among organizations across Massachusetts receiving $48.2 million in state grants to support workforce development and adult education. ....

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More than a dozen Massachusetts organizations call on Worcester to reconsider ShotSpotter Connect contract

More than a dozen Massachusetts organizations call on Worcester to reconsider ShotSpotter Connect contract
MassLive.com
3/9/2021
Michael Bonner, masslive.com
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Worcester s City Council chambers within the Esther Howland Room inside Worcester City Hall.
Fifteen organizations in Worcester and one statewide signed a letter addressed to officials in the city on Monday calling on them to reconsider its contract with ShotSpotter Connect, which uses artificial intelligence to produce “crime forecasts.”
ShotSpotter Connect first reached the city council on Jan. 19 and immediately sparked concern from advocacy groups in the city.
ShotSpotter Connect uses computer-aided dispatch and artificial intelligence analysis to produce forecasts that allow police departments to plan patrols and often described as predictive policing. ....

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