Pia Durkin

Teaching candidates seem to be interested in jobs in New Bedford despite the school district being labelled under-performing.  More than 200 candidates dropped off resumes Saturday during New Bedford's first-ever Teacher Hiring Fair...

Speaking on WBSM's "Saturday Morning with Tim Weisberg" program, New Bedford Educators Association President Lou St. John said that teachers at New Bedford High School have already begun receiving letters informing them they won't be back next year...

Superintendent of New Bedford Schools Dr. Pia Durkin is on a mission to include parents in the turnaround plan being implemented at the high school. Dr. Durkin hosted about 30 parents Thursday afternoon, outlining what changes their children will see with the turnaround plan, including a teacher turnover of 29%...

Two parent meetings are scheduled for those interested in learning the plans for New Bedford High School, and what the turnaround plan means for their children. Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin is inviting parents to the meetings, in hopes the two sit-downs will spark more parental involvement in the future...

One School Committee member feels the Superintendent of New Bedford School's decisions are justifiable when it comes to turning the high school around. Making her comments on WBSM's "Mid-Day Live", Marlene Pollock says with New Bedford High School's underperforming status, removing key administrators was not going to make as much of a difference as the removal of 29% of the teachers, whi

New Bedford Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin admits she's never personally overseen a school takeover before, but is optimistic it will be a relatively smooth transition at the Parker School. Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester named Durkin the "turnaround operator" for the level five elementary school...

Several hundred people gathered outside City Hall Friday, in support of the teachers at New Bedford High School. New Bedford Educators Association President Lou St. John addressed the large crowd, saying Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin's go-ahead with the turnaround plan is a severe mistake...

With New Bedford High School's level four status, the state education department calls for several actions, one of them being a Local Stakeholders Group. The thirteen-person panel met last night to understand their role of interpreting data, and coming up with recommendations for Superintendent Dr...

The New Bedford City Council remains concerned over the alleged misuse of $1 million allotted to the school department for textbooks last year. After the Council granted the funds in May of 2012, reports surfaced that the money went to new hires instead of textbooks and other classroom necessities...

New Bedford Superintendent of Schools Dr. Pia Durkin names 2 new administrators in the school district.