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Massachusetts' Regional Voc-Tech Median Is 7.5 Points Below the Statewide Rate
Correction: The policy section now cites the final Massachusetts regulation and clarifies the fall 2026 lottery rule. A cited CTE paper is identified as policy context rather than a research review.
42 Massachusetts Districts Beat Chronic Absenteeism Back to Pre-COVID. Voc-Tech Schools Led the Way.
In Clinton, a small district west of Worcester, 8.7% of students are chronically absent. Before the pandemic, it was 16.1%. The district didn't just recover from COVID's attendance shock. It halved it...
Only Voc-Tech Is Growing in Massachusetts
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical has grown 70.8% in 11 years. Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical has grown 40%. Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical has grown 23.6%. Thes...