STEM initiatives: science. And CW, I got the start of an answer

Two pages on STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) initiatives in Worcester Public Schools
Biancheria: list of projects
"consideration of family science nights and parents math nights"

Novick: Colleges of Worcester Consortium college and career night: debriefing (possible annual event? CW, to answer your question: we don't know yet, but I put in a good word for it!)

enormous numbers of partners that make all of this run, from field trips to robotics
March 26: Women in Science program at the Ecotarium (middle school)
April 2: Men in Science

O'Connell speaks of the enthusiastic participation in the robotics tournaments (but not all our high schools)