New Bedford Schools

From Mayor Jon Mitchell to the New Bedford Educators Association to School Committee members both incumbent and incoming, here's what people are saying about the sudden resignation of Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin.

Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin stopped by WBSM to talk with Phil Paleologos about the state of New Bedford schools.

The four candidates vying for three seats on the New Bedford School Committee in next month's municipal election are expected to take part Tuesday night in a Candidates' Debate at the Whaling Museum.

The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care awarded the New Bedford Public School system and multiple New Bedford-based nonprofit organizations $1,181,136 in early education and care grants for fiscal year 2018.

The New Bedford Mayor’s Office today announced the launch of “New Bedford Reads,” a new literacy initiative to promote the importance of early literacy and grow a community of lifelong readers throughout the city. Spearheaded by Mayor Jon Mitchell, the initiative is developed in collaboration with community partners and Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company...

Ten elementary schools across New Bedford took part in "High-Five Friday" this morning, with off-duty police officers visiting the schools to give high-fives and have conversations with students. The program had drawn controversy in Northampton, where the program was canceled because opponents felt it made some students who might be illegal immigrants or had bad experiences with law enfo

More than 1,000 seventh grade students from Keith Middle School, Normandin Middle School, and Roosevelt Middle School in New Bedford will visit UMass Dartmouth on March 21, 23 and 28 to get an up-close look at college life. The initiative is funded by the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts - Jacobs Family Educational Attainment Fund...

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) today released its annual data on graduation and dropout rates across Massachusetts. New Bedford High School’s 2016 four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate has increased to 70...

Keith Middle School placed second in the Southeast Massachusetts Chapter Competition of MathCounts on February 1. With 15 schools participating, just four schools, including Keith, qualified for the Massachusetts state final competition in March...

NEW BEDFORD — The New Bedford Educators Association collected more than $3,900 in donations for their annual winter coat drive. With the donations, the school nursing staffs, who coordinate the drive, were able to purchase more than $5,000 worth of clothing and toiletries for students in need with discounts from local businesses...