Taxpayers in 25 states, including Massachusetts, are eligible to use IRS Direct File, a free and secure online tool that launched on January 27. The IRS Direct File is completely...

South High Community School's student magazine, The Apricot Journal, recently received the rank of Excellent in the annual Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literacy Magazine (RE...

WORCESTER, Monday, March 10, 2025 – Worcester Public Schools (WPS) has been selected to receive a grant from USA Pickleball’s inaugural “Grow the Game” program . The grant is des...

Inside Donald's Spratt's lab at Clark University, students are working on purifying a protein. The students in the lab, though, are not Clark upperclassmen, eyeing the diplomas th...

Photo Caption: Employees in the WPS Nutrition Department. (By Anca Tughin, WPS Communications Specialist) WORCESTER – Thursday, March 6, 2025 – Increasing percentages of staf...

We are excited to celebrate the outstanding staff and students selected as WooStars for the month of February! Below, you will find the list of this month’s honorees, along with t...

WORCESTER – Monday, March 3, 2025 – On Thursday, February 27, the Worcester Dual Language Magnet School unveiled its new multilingual library during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at...

Class of 2025 high school graduation dates for Worcester Public Schools (WPS) are officially set. Please mark your calendars for the following dates: Tuesday, May 27, 6:00 PM...

Dear Worcester Public School Families, Teachers, and Community Members, In celebration of the holy month of Ramadan , the Worcester Public Schools Nutrition Department is please...

The Worcester Public Schools is excited to announce that our annual culture and climate survey is now open until March 23. Take the survey online . (English, Spanish, Portugu...

Quarter 2 honor roll listings for the 2024-25 school year are now posted! Congratulations to the many scholars who are being acknowledged for their academic achievements. Visit t...

City View Discovery School was recently selected for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) 2024-2025 Signs and Lines Program. This program provides funding fo...

Heard Street Discovery Academy was recently selected to receive an in-kind grant, valued at approximately $40,000, from Working for Worcester as part of the organization’s Year 1...

We are excited to celebrate the outstanding staff and students selected as WooStars for the month of January! Below, you will find the list of this month’s honorees, along with th...

The City of Worcester Cultural Development Division, in partnership with Mass Poetry and The White Room , will host the second annual Worcester Preliminary Teen Poetry Slam for y...

Worcester Public Schools is excited to announce that free live streaming is now available for select high school athletic events — giving students, families, and the Worcester c...

Story Note: Bill Murphy recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa alongside his two adult children, reaching the mountain's summit on January 19. Antarctica is nea...

WORCESTER – High school juniors and seniors from Worcester Public Schools (WPS) will be participating in the 2025 Pipeline Dreams Program, a 12-week learning experience organized...

Burncoat High School seniors Daniel Parke and Jayden Bordes were recently accepted into the prestigious NAfME All Eastern Mixed Choir, which is set to perform at the All Easter...

The City of Worcester is inviting the public to review and provide feedback on the Draft Vision Zero Safety Action Plan, a comprehensive initiative focused on improving traffic an...