Education

Just over a month after they voted to unionize in November, Hudson school bus drivers and monitors have secured a pay boost and other benefits.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has launched a new MBA program in analytics. The coursework aims to equip students with analytics tools specifically for science, technology, engineering, and math, and will begin in the fall 2024 semester.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has secured $9 million in state government funding over five years for its Adult Community Learning Center, which will allow for the hiring of more instructors and additional seats for approximately 140 English-language learner students.

After years of declines, enrollment picked up significantly in the fall semester for Worcester State University and both Central Massachusetts community colleges.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute will soon offer a master’s degree in artificial intelligence.

Hopkinton architect Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects has completed the renovation of the space learning center at Framingham State University.

Worcester Business Journal’s annual list of the most influential professionals in Central Massachusetts is doubling in size.

Enrollment has hit a 10-year low at all five of the state universities and community colleges in Central Massachusetts, with a considerable drop between fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2023.

A former school building located at 22 Waverly St. in Worcester has been sold by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester to an Auburn-based corporation for $1.1 million.

The team has declined to give a purchase price on the sale to Diamond Baseball Holdings, but at the request of WBJ, a Holy Cross professor has estimated the team's valuation based on revenues, market size, and the new stadium.