Education

Hudson nonprofit Crossroads Continuum has launched a therapeutic services program for children with autism and related disorders between the ages of 3 and 6 at its Marlborough-based Crossroads Learning Center, according to a Tuesday announcement.

State education officials this spring will evaluate admissions and waitlist data from vocational-technical high schools and "begin the process of intervening if necessary," Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said this week.

Framingham State University is freezing its undergraduate tuition, fees, and standard housing rates for a second consecutive academic year in an effort to provide relief during the coronavirus pandemic.

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce will team up with the Leominster nonprofit Spanish American Center and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner as part of a national grant program aimed at breaking down barriers for and increasing the number of students of color earning short-term industry-related credentials and degrees.

African Community Education, a Worcester nonprofit which assists African refugee and immigrant families, has purchased the former site of Learning First Charter Public School on Gage Street for $1.8 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

UMass Memorial Health’s Community Healthlink division is partnering with William James College in Newton to serve as a field training site for WJC students, the pair announced on Wednesday.

Assumption University in Worcester broke ground on its new $2.6-million athletic facility on Jan. 9, funded by notable college football coach and alumnus Brian Kelly, according to a story on the college’s website.

A second section of the former Saint Peter-Marian High School in Worcester has sold for $1.75 million, after the majority of the school’s site sold for $4.75 million in late December.

Three members of Quinsigamond Community College’s board of trustees are leaving the board in 2022 to pursue outside leadership roles, the Worcester school announced Thursday.

Fitchburg State University announced on Thursday all classes will be conducted remotely during the first week of the spring semester.