Pia Durkin

New Bedford School Committee member Chris Cotter made a bold statement at Monday night's meeting. Cotter, a detective with the City's police department, says Superintendent Pia Durkin sent a letter to Mayor Jon Mitchell and Cotter's department head, accusing Cotter of using his position as a detective to gather information on a situation involving a student and a teacher at Keith Middle School...

Officials are looking to get creative in solving the achievement gap at New Bedford middle schools. At Monday's meeting, the New Bedford School Committee discussed the possibility of introducing an Innovation Zone for middle schools. While still a concept, the Zone would give middle school teachers and principals 'greater school-level freedom' and autonomy, while also making them more accountable

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.

New Bedford Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin is defending her administration after comments regarding student behavioral issues in public schools. Speaking on WBSM's "Barry Richard Show," Durkin responded to allegations of secrecy in regards to violence in the schools...

Next year's freshmen at New Bedford High School will have new gadgets to look forward to. At Monday's meeting, the School Committee approved a $126 million school budget for 2017, about $7.7 million more than 2016's school budget. ...

City and school officials announced the details of a new four-year collective bargaining agreement between the city and the New Bedford Educators Association Monday morning outside Carney Academy.

Technology took the forefront of Monday night's New Bedford school budget discussion. Out of the $7.7 million expected to be added to the district's budget for 2017, $300,000 will be included for technology replacement. New Bedford schools' Information Technology Director Rob Tetreault says the additional funds could go toward a number of needs, such as laptops for middle school faculty, or partia

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

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...

Could it be true, stories of out of control students at Keith Middle School in New Bedford? I've received several complaints. WBSM News Anchor Dan McCready, on Thursday,  called the school department to find out what's going on. A spokesperson told Dan, he'll look into it...