If there’s anything Worcester continues to give, it is hope. After last week’s announcement of Worcester Public Schools’ next Superintendent, Rachel Monárezz, one can’t help…
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Category: New Stories
The Things We Don’t Say: A Short Story
Managing my mental health can be incredibly difficult in and of itself. Still, it is even more challenging when you come from a cultural background that has conditioned you to perceive mental health issues as that beggar in front of the corner store – everyone sees him, but everyone pretends he doesn’t exist, thus leaving you with little to no resources to help you manage.
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Your denial is proving the point
By Cara Berg Powers Worcester is in the news again, and again, not in a good way. As if the coverage of our schools’ bungled…
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Out of Reach Worcester
By Etel Haxhiaj, Director of Public Education & Advocacy at Central MA Housing Alliance “I don’t know if I can afford to live in this…
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Weekly WPS 8.22.2020
By L.E. It seems like everyday Worcesterites are asking: “WTF is going on with our schools?” It’s a great question because it can be so…
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What did we miss?
Ok, it feels like we need to start with the biggest news story of the week in Worcester- remote learning? the long awaited Public Safety…
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Buckle up. So much has been going on in Worcester, we literally couldn’t keep up! So we’re trying to catch up, and bring you along…
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How the Worcester Public Schools Medical Forum Should have gone…
By Jordan Berg Powers I have been thinking a lot about the disastrous and frankly dangerous presentation from the Worcester Superintendent and selected pediatricians on…
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Southbridge Educators Rally for Safe School Re-Openings
This past Monday, the Southbridge Education Association held a rally to call for safe school re-openings. Their full press release below: For immediate release Members…
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Ignored by Union Leadership, Worcester Educators’ Group Calls for Action
By Member Voice Editor’s note- we have printed the Press Release from Member Voice in its entirety. Member Voice seeks a retraction of prior public…
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