Worcester teachers’ salary slightly below state average, well above US

Fourth-grade teacher Kim Kates instructs via Zoom from her classroom in Spencer.

WORCESTER – As teachers get ready for the start of the school year, average salaries for Worcester teachers come in slightly below the average salary in Massachusetts, which a new study finds to be among the highest in the country.

City teachers are well above the national average teacher’s salary and the average salary for all occupations in Massachusetts.

Worcester public school teachers had an average salary of $80,121 in 2019, the most recent year recorded at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The third annual teacher pay report from business research website Business.org puts the average teachers salary within Massachusetts for the 2019-2020 school year at $83,622.

Teacher’s salaries in Worcester are based on the collective bargaining agreement between the school district and the Educational Association of Worcester. Exact salaries are based on position, related experience and academic degree.

The most recent contract between the district and

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College Football Odds

Stuckey’s Top Bets for 2021, Including Iowa State & Georgia

August 20, 2021 - by Ludivina Leveto

Stuckey has his favorite Power 5 win totals. He has his top Group of 5 win totals. He even has his MAC Manifesto. Now, introducing Stuckey’s top college football futures.

There are times in which betting futures over win totals is advantageous, and Stuckey lays out his reasoning for doing just that below with his seven favorite futures.

Catch up on all of Stuckey’s favorite bets ahead of the 2021 season, because after all, Week 0 kicks off in just over a week.

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Editors Note: The set of college football team logos below reflects each of Stuckey’s positions in the college football futures market as of writing. Click any logo to navigate to a specific team section in this article.

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College Football Odds

College football odds: Miami, Penn State among best win total bets to make ahead of 2021 season

August 18, 2021 - by Ludivina Leveto

With the college football season kicking off in less than two weeks, it’s past time to start thinking about some wagering options for the 2021 campaign. While hammering the over on the season win total for your alma mater is one approach, it might not be the most financially savvy strategy for those actually looking to turn a profit.

To help fans identify some of the best win total bets in college football, the folks at SportsLine came up with recommendations based on thousands of regular season simulations. Letting the computers guide your money is a better option than relying on blind intuition and hatred of your school’s rivals.

So what are some of the best season win total bets in college football? The picks below take us all over the country, including into Group of Five territory and away from some of the more polarizing plays involving the sport’s

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Elementary Statistics

Maine Remains Whitest State in Nation, but Diversity is Growing

August 15, 2021 - by Ludivina Leveto

The most current figures from the U.S. Census verify that Maine is however the whitest state in the country, but the percentages are acquiring nearer.

I don’t feel this statistic comes as any shock to Maine people. When we’re viewing extra various faces in our communities, the populace is overwhelmingly Caucasian. Census facts released on Thursday supports that truth. Out of a inhabitants of 1,362,359 people today, 90.8% are white. Range quantities are expanding, but slowly, with the figures demonstrating that 95.2% of Mainers had been white a 10 years in the past. This appears to be a New England trend, with Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire symbolizing three of the 4 whitest states in the country. In third place was West Virginia.

Maine’s Hispanic population has grown marginally, from 1.3% to 2% of the population. The Black inhabitants increased from 1.2% to 1.9%, which is a 64% jump. Only

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College Football Odds

Penn State football | ‘Driven to overcome odds’: O’Brien salutes former players, recounts response to ‘unprecedented’ challenges in 2 seasons under NCAA sanctions (video) | Sports

August 8, 2021 - by Ludivina Leveto

STATE COLLEGE – Although Bill O’Brien spent just two seasons as Penn State’s head football coach, he brought stability and guided an embattled program through unprecedented times – maintaining the team’s winning tradition and providing a bridge to success seen under James Franklin.

O’Brien led the Nittany Lions to a 15-9 record during the 2012 and 2013 seasons – in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal that hit 10 years ago this fall – before leaving Happy Valley in 2014 to become head coach of the NFL’s Houston Texans.

In an exclusive interview with CNHI Sports, O’Brien recalled fondly the coaches and players with whom he shared that Penn State experience – which included two winning seasons despite scholarship limits, player defections, and no hopes of playing in postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.

Bill O' Brien — FILE – In this Sept. 7, 2013 file photo Penn State head

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College Football Odds

College football odds: Ole Miss, Oklahoma State among undervalued teams entering 2021 season

August 7, 2021 - by Ludivina Leveto

The appeal for college football stems largely from its volatility, but even 2020 was a little too much. Win totals? You had to throw ’em out because teams weren’t playing full schedules and games were being reshuffled or canceled weekly. Couple in COVID-related absences, and betting on college football was a frustrating, often fruitless endeavor.

The pandemic may still be ongoing, but college football feels more normal heading into the 2021 season as the wagering waters have calmed somewhat. So with Week 0 less than a month out, let’s take one more look at some championship game futures for undervalued teams that offer substantial payouts. Of course, none of these teams will be favorites, even in their own divisions, but with a few breaks they might overachieve enough to win their conference title.

Championship odds below provided via Caesars Sportsbook.

Odds to win ACC championship: +3000

Look, the ACC is

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