WEC The Worcester Education Collaborative

Join us today for the Worcester Education Equity Roundtable! 📚

We’re looking forward to welcoming the Worcester Public Library for an important community conversation around literacy rates and how we can work together to support students across Worcester.

🕛 Today | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
📍 18 Chestnut St, (Basement Conference Room) Worcester, MA
🍽 Food will be provided

Please note: today’s roundtable will NOT be live-streamed. We hope to see you there in person!

Last week we had the honor to not only exhibit at Scensob Consulting’s Human Services Leadership Summit but also be an official sponsor as we work towards building aligned partnerships with other organizations dedicated to serving our community! 💙

Additionally, our Executive Director, Jennifer, presented the award to Derek Frimpong of BAMSI for Operational Excellence. Congrats to you! 👏

Today we were thankful for our Board of Directors to come together as we continue to strategize how our efforts can best serve the students of Worcester Public Schools. Your time and dedication to our mission is truly appreciated! 💙📚

The WEC team is still reflecting on the powerful conversations and meaningful connections that emerged from WOOSAH. ✨

For this , we’re highlighting one of the impactful breakout sessions focused on Culturally Responsive Curriculum, a conversation centered around creating learning environments where students feel seen, valued, represented, and empowered.

We are still feeling inspired by the wisdom shared, the honest dialogue, and the collective commitment to building more equitable educational experiences for all students. Thank you to our incredible partners at Worcester Public Schools - Worcester, MA for collaborating with us on this important session and helping move this work forward together.

Help us choose the winning shoe design! 👟

WEC and the talented students of Worcester Technical High School teamed up to create custom sneaker designs that represent creativity, school pride, and community collaboration. Now it’s your turn to help decide which design will become real merch sold on both the WEC and Worcester Tech websites!

🗳️ Cast your vote by May 31st: https://form.typeform.com/to/xw24fFSu

A huge thank you to the City of Worcester and MassHire Central Career Center for featuring our Executive Director, Dr. Jennifer Herring, on The Working Lunch podcast. 💙

The conversation highlights educational equity, improving literacy rates, the importance of community collaboration, and the priority of supporting Worcester students and families together.

We encourage our community to listen in and learn more about the work happening through Worcester Education Collaborative.

TWL May 2026 - Guest Jen Herring, Worcester Education Collaborative Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

What a powerful day of connection, learning, and advocacy! 💙📚�

WEC is incredibly grateful to all of the organizations, leaders, and community partners who helped make our Parent Summit on Literacy & Student Advocacy such a meaningful success. Together, we intentionally created a space where over 20 families could come together to learn, connect, and strengthen their voices in support of student success.

A very special thank you to the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester and Executive Director Liz Hamilton for your partnership and collaboration. We also would like to thank Zoe, Tanaha, and Sharon for providing such thoughtful childcare support and taking amazing care of the children while caregivers participated in the summit.

We thank all of our incredible partners and speakers who poured into this day:

• Mass Potential (Mary Tamer)
• City of Worcester Division of Youth Opportunities (Raquel Castro-Corazzini)
• De’Shawn Washington
• Teach Plus Massachusetts (Kimmy Trimlett)
• Worcester Public Schools - Worcester, MA (Andrea Howliet, Burncoat High School Counselor)
• Voices for Academic Equity Coalition Lead(Jill Norton)

This is what community collaboration looks like. Together, we continue building stronger pathways for literacy, advocacy, and educational equity for Worcester families. 💙

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Today, we’re shining a light on Mildred Martinez, whose generosity, energy, and commitment continue to make a difference in our community. 💙

Thank you, Mildred, for showing up for our mission and helping move educational equity forward. ✨

WEC's Executive Director, Dr. Jennifer Herring, had an amazing time attending Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce's Worcester Women's Leadership Conference surrounded by so many incredible women who are boldly leading the way across Worcester and beyond. 💙

Throughout the day, she found a lot of familiar faces of local women uplifting our community. Especially the WEC Board of Directors, Kim Davenport, Kimberly Salmon, and Karen Pelletier.