The share of U.S. residents holding four-year or higher degrees has been increasing. Here's how it’s changed in Middlesex County.
The district intends to accelerate the state schedule for bringing older kids in full-time.
State officials mandated elementary students return April 5 and middle school students April 28.
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Plans could change but the superintendent said he wants to go beyond the state's call for elementary return.
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The district would get the minimum increase, $30 per student, as part of the new Student Opportunity Act funding formula.
Rep. Haggerty was able to help secure funding for the Woburn Coalition Against Substance Abuse in the state budget, he said.
The bill sets a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions limit alongside statewide guidepost limits every five years.
In a rare move, the School Committee decided to give Crowley back-to-back terms as chair.
With online learning systems in place, it's goodbye for snow days in Woburn Public Schools.
The school will spend at least a week remote, beginning Monday.
The rapid tests deliver results in about 15 minutes and could help schools identify positive cases quicker, state officials said.
The School Committee concluded that the district couldn't afford to pay early childhood teachers and cut tuition, yet.
The city had "an increase in the number of positive cases" over the weekend, Superintendent Matthew Crowley said.
The School Committee finalized a new contract with Matthew Crowley, they announced at their recent meeting.
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Woburn Public Schools won over $140,000 in state funds for remote learning technology, Thursday
After Tuesday's Woburn School Committee vote to reopen with a hybrid model, the district released its detailed plan.
The committee voted six to one to approve Superintendent Matthew Crowley's recommended model.
Three residents were selected at random to receive the $1,000 scholarship sponsored by the company.
The committee will vote on the district's reopening model on Aug. 11.
A new ranking compares per-student spending to average household income. Towns with high income tended to have less equity.
The district's hybrid plan calls for splitting students into two cohorts which will spend two days per week learning in person.
Full in-person return was found not to be feasible by district officials, while remote learning is the "least favored" option.
The hybrid model won plurality support over both fully in-person or remote learning.
The district is developing three reopening plans: in-person, remote and hybrid models.
Three $1,000 higher education scholarships are being offered by Waste Management, the city's trash hauler.
They might not have a traditional graduation ceremony this year, but they've worked hard to get to this point. Here's to the class of 2020!
After Gov. Charlie Baker announced that schools would remain closed, the superintendent said the district is working on end-of-year plans.
Grab-and-go breakfast and lunch is available 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at WMHS and the Altavesta Elementary School daily.
Classes will release early Friday before the schools take a two week hiatus, subject to change.
A student at Shamrock Elementary was in contact six days ago with someone presumed positive for the new coronavirus.
But the school district would also be required to increase local aid by 2.1% under the state's new education funding bill.
Stories about Woburn restaurant's closing were some of the most-read stories this year, but the city also got a marijuana dispensary.
One overseas ballot was opened Monday morning, but it turned out to be a preliminary election vote.
The high school history teacher who won a school committee seat last week says the city needs to invest more in its schools.
There are seven candidates for five school committee seats.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and Patch is taking a look at the impact of bullying in Woburn Public Schools.
At the Oct. 9 forum hosted by the Woburn Special Education Parent Advisory Council, five of the seven candidates made their cases.