Headmaster Bernadette Coelho

Dr. Irwin Jacobs and his wife Joan are again giving the gift of technology to students at New Bedford High School. Dr. Jacobs, the founder of the Qualcomm technology company, is donating $900,000 dollars to purchase laptop computers and tablets for students...

New Bedford School officials say more students are graduating from New Bedford High School, and fewer students are dropping out. Figures from the Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education show the annual dropout rate at New Bedford High School has declined to 2...