Worcester Public Schools held its 2025 annual tiered admissions lottery drawing for students applying to attend Chapter 74 career technical education (CTE) programs as ninth-gra...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dear Worcester Public Schools Community, We are writing to clarify that there have been no sightings of immigration officials or ICE at bus stops or at schools in Worcester Publ...

Grafton Street School Singers perform while being conducted by teacher Shah Salmi in the photo above. Many Worcester Public Schools students participated in the 31 st annual D...

Worcester Public Schools (WPS) principals, assistant principals and district-based staff recently participated in an intensive safety training session led by The I Love U Guys Fou...

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

If you are enrolling your child in the Worcester Public Schools for the 2025-26 school year, registration opens on January 2, 2025. The Parent Information Center will begin sched...

Dear Worcester Public Schools Families, This message is a reminder that state law requires students enrolled in the Worcester Public Schools (WPS) to have proof of vaccination as...

Dear WPS Community, The Worcester Public Schools are developing core values. Core values are fundamental beliefs and guiding principles that a school community shares to frame t...

Dear Grade 8 Families, We are writing to remind you that current eighth-grade students can apply for the lottery for admission to Worcester Technical High School or a Chapter 74 ...