Worcester Public Schools

Students at Worcester Public Schools will continue learning from their homes for the foreseeable future after the school committee voted to indefinitely delay the start of in-person learning due to troubling COVID-19 trends in Massachusetts. The Worcester Schools Committee unanimously supported the decision in a meeting Thursday night, and it was also backed by the Educational Association of Worcester. The…

Due to troubling COVID-19 trends, students at Worcester Public Schools in Massachusetts will continue learning from their homes for the foreseeable future after the school committee voted to indefinitely delay the start of in-person learning.

The Worcester Schools Committee unanimously supported a decision to indefinitely delay the start of in-person learning as Massachusetts sees a record number of new COVID-19 cases.

Worcester Public Schools have delayed a return to in-person learning for the highest-need and vocational students until the district can upgrade ventilation systems in school buildings. The district was unable to complete key upgrades in time for the Nov. 16 start date, according to city officials, amid concerns over a rising number of COVID-19 cases. The Worcester School Committee approved…

More than 550 employees of Worcester have been targeted in a nationwide unemployment insurance benefits scam, city officials say. The scam involves identity thieves using the victims’ personal information to file claims for unemployment benefits. The city received about 40 fraudulent claims from March to mid-August, Dori Vecchio, the city’s human resources director told The Telegram & Gazette. Since then,…

Officials are postponing fall sports in Worcester, citing the city’s recent uptick in coronavirus cases. The disrupted season, titled Fall 2, will be held between the winter and spring. The city has seen coronavirus clusters in long-term care facilities, restaurants, group gatherings and at the local fire department. Health officials have reported 6,550 total positive cases, an increase of 141…

Officials are postponing fall sports at Worcester Pubic Schools, citing the city’s recent uptick in coronavirus cases. The disrupted season, titled Fall 2, will be held between the winter and spring.

Ahead of a virtual meeting with school committee members and the superintendent of Worcester Public Schools, parents are reacting to the district’s hybrid fall reopening plans. The virtual meeting was scheduled for Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and expected to discuss two hybrid back-to-school models the district came up with earlier this week. In the “50% Model,” 50% of students would…

Ahead of a virtual meeting with school committee members and the superintendent of Worcester Public Schools, parents are reacting to the district’s hybrid fall reopening plans.

Sue O’Connell talks with Worcester School Committee Member Tracy O’Connell Novick who shares other things to think about when it comes to returning to school this fall.