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(Archive May 2019) Showing Up is Half the Battle

By editorialteam on April 15, 2025

Senator Brewer Encourages Students to Stay Educated and Involved

By Aisha Schor | Observer Contributor

Massachusetts State Senator Stephen M. Brewer
Photo courtesy of MWCC

A group of students and faculty had the opportunity to meet and chat with Massachusetts Senator Stephen M. Brewer about a variety of topics and current events facing young people today.

Topics discussed ranged from environmental protection programs and habits to the importance of voting, and even why showing up to your 8 a.m. class could benefit you in the future. Though Brewer wanted to get everyone’s perspectives and opinions, he had a strong message to convey to the students in attendance. He kept coming back and reiterating the quote, “The world is run by those who show up.”  read more

President Trump’s Department of Education Downsizing Concerns Students and Faculty

By editorialteam on April 11, 2025

By Princess Yeboah
Assistant Editor

Front facade of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington D.C.
Photo by Andy Feliciotti from Unsplash

On March 20th, 2025 in office President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order on the US Department of Education that will completely shut down federal funding millions of students rely on.  According to President Trump his act of signing the executive order is essentially “returning education, very simply, back to the states where it belongs”. In addition to its closure, 50% of DOE staff were placed on administrative leave effective  Friday, March 21st. The DOE is the agency of the federal government that establishes policy to administers and coordinating most federal assistance to education. It also assists the President in executing his education policies for the nation and in implementing laws enacted by Congress. At MWCC, where many students rely on aid from programs such as Pell grants and loans, both faculty and students feel upset and fearful about this major change.  read more

(Archive February 2019) Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow

By editorialteam on April 3, 2025

By Gabriela Villa | Observer Contributor

The MWCC Garrison Center for Early Childhood Education
Photo by Thomas Hill Jr.

The Garrison Center is a federally licensed and accredited preschool available to students and faculty with children.

According to Laura Cameron, teacher supervisor at the Garrison Center, teachers tailor the curriculum to each child’s needs, based on where they need more attention, or where they demonstrate ability or interest.

Part of the curriculum incorporates a program called “Seeds of Stem” which consists of two week-long studies, according to Cameron. The first week is called “Science Week” when children are taught concepts such as “sink or float.” The next week is called “Problem Week” where they are presented with a problem and need to use what they learned in science week to solve the problem. read more

(Archive February 2019) From Incarcerated to Educated

By editorialteam on April 3, 2025

By Sophia Schlegelmilch | Assistant Editor

Massachusetts Correctional Institute in Shirley
Photo by Betsabee Torres

Even prison walls can’t hold back MWCC’s mission to serve the educational needs of the community.

Since 2016, MWCC has offered certificates in Small Business Management to inmates of North Central Correctional Institute in Gardner and Massachusetts Correctional Institute in Shirley. 

According to Stephanie Marchetti, Director of Academic Support & Testing Services, the Small Business Management Certificate was chosen because it best supports the goals of these inmates upon release, many of whom want to start their own businesses as carpenters, electricians, or other trade professionals.  read more