February 12, 2025
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...

February 4, 2025
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...
January 30, 2025
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...

January 30, 2025
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...

January 29, 2025
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...

January 29, 2025
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...

January 28, 2025
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...

January 27, 2025
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...
January 22, 2025
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...
January 21, 2025
Dear Worcester Public Schools Families, A free, public education is a cornerstone of our democracy. Worcester Public Schools (WPS) is committed to educating all children, regardl...
January 21, 2025
The Worcester School Committee voted unanimously on January 9 to approve an increase of $7.6 million to the Worcester Public Schools fiscal year 2025 budget after being allocated ...

January 18, 2025
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...
January 15, 2025
The Worcester Public Schools' Budget Office was recently awarded the 2024-25 Meritorious Budget Award by the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO). It marks the 12th ...

January 14, 2025
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...

January 9, 2025
(Pictured above: Mrs. Stephanie Trainor’s Grade 6 Class, Francis J. McGrath Elementary School.) WORCESTER - The City of Worcester Department of Public Works & Parks (DPW&P), in...

January 7, 2025
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...

January 6, 2025
Dear Worcester Public Schools Community, Has your home ever flooded during a storm? Have you lost power during a blizzard? Do you find it challenging to prepare or stay safe duri...

December 27, 2024
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...
December 17, 2024
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...

December 16, 2024
WORCESTER — Worcester Public Schools recently graduated its first cohort of parents and caregivers from the Family Institute for Student Success (FISS). Spearheaded by the Office...