Worcester Research Bureau Urges State to Address School Building Inequities
By-Hank Stolz
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WORCESTER, MA– Paul Matthews, Executive Director & CEO, Worcester Regional Research Bureau and Anthony Clough, Research Associate, Worcester Regional Research Bureau came on the Talk of the Commonwealth to give us the details of their latest report.
Fixing the Foundation: Uneven Access to Modern Schools and a Blueprint for a More Equitable Future. They presented the report to the MA joint committee on education in Boston on Tuesday. Paul and Anthony go into how inequities in school buildings contribute to inequities in learning. The report lays out how the state does not have a good system to prioritize those with the greatest need, particularly in gateway cities such as Worcester.
They also outline actions our lawmakers can take to address this growing problem.
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