WE READ WITH great concern about the effort afoot to impose a blind lottery admissions process on our nationally-recognized vocational technical high schools through an amendment to the state budget. Without a public hearing. Without public debate. Without any previous study of the issue by the Legislature. The Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (MAVA) represents […]
Steven C. Sharek
Posted inEconomy
Adding more seats, not a lottery, is answer to voc-tech crunch
IT’S NO LONGER a secret that Massachusetts vocational-technical and agricultural high schools are a great option for students of all backgrounds who want to learn a trade and pursue a career. Unfortunately, there simply isn’t enough space in these schools to accommodate the huge demand. Right now, there are roughly 55,000 students in Chapter 74 […]