Education

A researcher at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a National Science Foundation grant to fund the creation of an analytical tool to analyze asylum case needs at the U.S. southern border.

The state's first teacher strike in 12 years led to an almost immediate contract agreement after a 15-hour negotiating session this weekend.

Behind Central Massachusetts biotechnology research taking place to improve brain tumor procedures and genome editing techniques, or...

The New England Center for Children has a presence in 18 countries and is focusing on continued expansion to serve more children with autism.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a five-year, $3-million National Science Foundation to fund training for 120 graduate students to prepare them for robotic assistants in the workplace.

Assumption College in Worcester has hired Deborah Cady Melzer as its next vice president of student affairs and dean of students.

As part of its workforce development initiatives, Worcester shipping product manufacturer Industrial Packaging offers free English as a Second Language classes to all its permanent and temporary employees.

Framingham State University has received approval to rename North Hall in honor of Mary Elizabeth (Miles) Bibb, the college’s first African American graduate and a pioneering abolitionist.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been awarded an $8-million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Education Innovation and Research Program to expand an online learning tool developed by one of WPI's professors.

A 3D replica of astronaut Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit is coming to Framingham State University's Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning.