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BROCKTON Five years after its founding, New Heights Charter School will soon graduate its first class of seniors and meet its goal to have at least half of its students leave with credits from college-level classes.
From the beginning, students are told that they can go to college, said Executive Director Omari Walker. The school was created with the understanding that urban students can achieve if they are given the right teachers and support. We have a, We go to college culture, and that they are ready for college, he said. Teachers have to believe every student is college-ready.
Fifty-one percent of students from the senior class will graduate June 3 with an associates degree from Massasoit Community College.
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Updated on May 21, 2021 at 6:00 pm
The path for laid-off workers to return to jobs and for employers to fill open positions will be a little bumpy as Massachusetts transitions out of the public health emergency, Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday.
Employers added 5,100 positions in April, but the pace of gains slowed and total employment remains more than 260,000 jobs below where it was pre-pandemic, according to data released Friday. Baker said that it might take some time for residents to adjust after more than a year of distancing requirements, capacity limits and, for many, concerns about health and safety from working in-person.