Education

Business confidence in Massachusetts rebounded in June in lockstep with the reopening of economic sectors that had been sealed off by government order to guard against the spread of COVID-19.

Dean College in Franklin is joining an increasing number of colleges in Central Massachusetts and elsewhere planning to hold classes on campus this fall despite risks from the coronavirus pandemic.

Companies with new hires and promotions include UniBank, Vision Advertising, Westfield State University and Bay State Savings Bank, among others.

Emergency federal funding will fall short of covering major financial gaps in the Massachusetts child care sector, prompting an industry group to warn state lawmakers that they will need to triage limited resources with a wave of closures on the horizon.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute will reopen its campus to students in August, according to a Wednesday announcement from college president Laurie Leshin.

Research spending at UMass Medical School in Worcester hit $282 million in fiscal 2019, a jump of 12% from four years prior.

Members of the Massachusetts Board of Education on Tuesday dove into the plan to reopen Massachusetts schools this fall under new COVID-19 precautions, with the unknown variables associated with a still-unsettled state budget looming over school districts.

The Worcester Bravehearts, who are set to begin their season on Thursday, will not play at College of the Holy Cross' Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field, team General Manager Dave Peterson confirmed on Monday.

Massachusetts schools this fall will be required to develop hybrid learning plans that teach students in-person and remotely on alternating schedules, under guidance that state education officials are releasing Thursday.

Clark University in Worcester has expanded and renamed its urban studies concentration, formerly known as the school's urban development and social change program, the school announced on Wednesday.