Paul Matthews Talks Worcester Schools’ Health

Paul Matthews, Executive Director of the Research Bureau, joins Talk of the Commonwealth for a deep dive into the maintenance of Worcester public schools. The Bureau has [published an in-depth report which Paul goes into detail on. .He shares the findings and also conclusions on what needs to be done to ensure the health of the school buildings. From the report, “Urban school districts like Worcester’s have tens of thousands more students than suburban ones, which means they have many more schools to invest in. Compounding this issue, Worcester Public Schools have several out-of-code school buildings first built in the 1800s. With a litany of deferred maintenance issues, and constrained budgetary resources to fix them, the City and District cannot face these challenges alone.” Image courtesy Research Bureau.