Keith Middle School

City and school officials announced a new program of advanced courses to be launched at one of New Bedford's middle schools this fall during a brief ceremony at Carney Academy Wednesday morning.

While a study by the state found that New Bedford elementary schools are performing above expectations in math and language, the study also found an increase in conduct cards at middle schools in the past year. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education officials presented their report at Monday's School Committee meeting...

This very disturbing video comes from Tifton County, Georgia, where a teacher appears to intentionally knee a four-year-old special needs student, knocking him to the ground. The video, which sparked outrage on when posted on WBSM's social media platforms, begs the question--if Tifton County schools can have cameras placed in their classrooms and hallways, why can't New Bedford...

New Bedford Educators Assocation President Louis St. John called in to my Saturday morning show on WBSM to share his views on some of the morning's discussions, related to Dr. Pia Durkin and her interview with The Standard-Times in which she denies there is a discipline problem in New Bedford schools...

There's more information available about a fight Thursday afternoon outside New Bedford High School. School Committee member Chris Cotter received a statement from the superintendent, and passed it on to WBSM's Brian Thomas. The statement said the fight broke out around 3:15, and involved three students from Keith and a 20 year old male, who was related to one of the students...

Debora Coelho, the Chair of the New Bedford City Council's Public Safety Committee, told WBSM's Brian Thomas she first heard about Thursday's fight near the high school from news reports on WBSM and not from school officials.

Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin says discipline in New Bedford Public Schools is a "shared  responsibility" that involves students, teachers, administrators and parents, and that no one person can solve all the issues. Durkin told WBSM News on Thursday, some changes are already underway at Keith Middle School, where reports of student disruptions have been on the rise...

Frustrations boiled over at Monday's New Bedford School Committee Meeting as the crowd of more than 100 parents and teachers made their presence felt. A number of parents, including David Goldman, spoke about concerns over their children's safety at Keith and other New Bedford schools...

New Bedford School Department spokesman Jonathan Carvalho says the school administration has heard the concerns of parents "loud and clear" about student behavior at Keith Middle School and is taking action. In a memo sent out late Friday, Carvalho said Keith Principal Paula Bailey met throughout the day with small groups of teachers, getting feedback on what they felt was working well a

Complaints of violence at the Keith Middle School became the main topic of discussion during Thursday night's meeting of the New Bedford City Council.