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Level 4 school tops
Level 4 school tops
Level 4 school tops
There I am listening to an interview Phil Paleologos is conducting with the Superintendent of New Bedford government schools, when the Super delivers a shocking revelation. Dr. Pia Durkin fired a shot over the I-195 bow when she proclaimed New Bedford High School the best in the region...
NB Schools Removed from State Monitoring
NB Schools Removed from State Monitoring
NB Schools Removed from State Monitoring
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has concluded its monitoring of New Bedford Public Schools’ implementation of its Accelerated Improvement Plan (AIP), and has expressed its confidence in the district’s ability to continue its track record of progress under the plan and leadership’s strategy...
Sex Ed: TMI?
Sex Ed: TMI?
Sex Ed: TMI?
The debate over how and when public schools should address the sticky subject of sex education is not a new one.  What is new are some of the talking points included in today's agenda driven sex ed curriculum.  Politics and indoctrination have found a place in the classrooms of our public schools...
Brian Questions Comm. Mitchell Chester About Teaching To The Test [Video]
Brian Questions Comm. Mitchell Chester About Teaching To The Test [Video]
Brian Questions Comm. Mitchell Chester About Teaching To The Test [Video]
Brian The Cab Driver has an exclusive interview with Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell Chester. The commish outlines the future of standardized testing, why the new state assessment, MCAS 2.0, is necessary evil, and his opinion on why it was necessary to have all employees at an under-performing elementary school re-apply for their position...
Call for Discipline
Call for Discipline
Call for Discipline
Ward Three New Bedford City Councillor Henry Bousquet wants to see more autonomy in the way of discipline in public schools. Bousquet says the State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has stripped teachers and administrators of their ability to effectively discipline disruptive and unruly students...
Would You Consider Striking on PAARC Testing Day?
Would You Consider Striking on PAARC Testing Day?
Would You Consider Striking on PAARC Testing Day?
According to a Standard Times, the schools Superintendent believes New Bedford parents, teachers and students "need to embrace" Parcc testing or feel the pain courtesy of the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Dr. Pia Durkin balked  in a lengthy diatribe, at the recent school committee meeting, at a Resolution that would inform, not encourage, students and parents of
New MCAS To Be Created
New MCAS To Be Created
New MCAS To Be Created
Boston (AP) - The state is looking for help designing a new version of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday formally requested proposals from private companies to help develop and build the ``next-generation MCAS'' test...

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