🌱 What did state education leaders say about Southbridge’s MCAS performance and future?

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• What did state education leaders say about Southbridge's MCAS performance and future?

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📰 News we're reading

• Board of Ed: assessment and accountability results (blogspot.com) — State education leaders reviewed MCAS assessment and accountability results, with Southbridge's state-appointed receiver highlighting local efforts to rebuild relationships, support students, and stabilize performance. The discussion stressed chronic absenteeism, targeted interventions, and a long-term push to raise achievement by 2031, while some board members pressed for faster, more urgent action in struggling districts like Southbridge.
   

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Saturday October 3
• Open House - Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine →
  200 Westboro Rd, Grafton
  11:00 am
Saturday November 14
• Fall Open House →
  Bancroft School, 110 Shore Dr, Worcester
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Public Hearing - Pole Hearing - River Street - Rescheduled to October 5, 2026 →
  Southbridge, MA Calendar, 41 Elm Street, Southbridge
  10:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Morning Mah Jongg (Jacob Edwards Library) →
  Southbridge, MA Calendar Southbridge, MA 01550
  9:30 am
Monday October 5
• Public Hearing - Pole Hearing - River Street →
  Southbridge, MA Calendar, 41 Elm Street, Southbridge
  10:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Karen Espinosa Aceite Nuevo Tour: Southbridge, MA →
  Southbridge Middle/High School, 132 Torry Rd, Southbridge
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Fall Toddler Time
  Joshua Hyde Public Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge
  10:45 am
• Friends Book Donation Drop-Off & Book Sorting
  Joshua Hyde Public Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge
  6:00 pm
• Spark Notes: A Couples' Guide to Menopause, Intimacy, and Communication →
  Joshua Hyde Public Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Basic Tech Help
  Joshua Hyde Public Library, 306 Main St, Sturbridge
  5:00 pm
• AI Literacy For All →
  Joshua Hyde Public Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Ghastly Ghosts Scavenger Hunt
  Joshua Hyde Public Library, 306 Main St, Sturbridge
• Book Bedazzling at The Cursed Page
  Joshua Hyde Public Library, 559 Main St, Sturbridge
  6:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Fall Story Time
  Joshua Hyde Public Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge
  10:45 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Massachusetts Breakfast Spots Everyone Raves About That Most Visitors Somehow Miss (takingthekids.com)

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• Projects (berkeleybeacon.com)

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