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Durkin Responds
Durkin Responds
Durkin Responds
NEW BEDFORD - After three teachers at Keith Middle School resigned in public fashion at Monday night's New Bedford School Committee meeting, Dr. Pia Durkin is responding. The teachers expressed their displeasure with what they claim is the administration's lack of response to chronic problems within the school, including understaffing of teachers. ...
Mayor Mitchell Talks Taxes
Mayor Mitchell Talks Taxes
Mayor Mitchell Talks Taxes
Mayor Jon Mitchell is talking taxes and offering some reasons behind the recent property tax increase in the City of New Bedford. Speaking on his weekly radio program on WBSM, the Mayor said the increase was due in part to mandates set by the state...
Pittman: Buddy Andrade Account Takes Away From Hillary's 'Witness'
Pittman: Buddy Andrade Account Takes Away From Hillary's 'Witness'
Pittman: Buddy Andrade Account Takes Away From Hillary's 'Witness'
As a close friend of Marlene Tavares, does anyone find it odd that Mr. Andrade was never told once by her that she once worked closely with the former 1st Lady of America, Secretary of State and New York Senator over the years? In his recorded statement to the WBSM Newsroom, Andrade told WBSM News he thinks the story is "likely true". He ...
Call for Discipline
Call for Discipline
Call for Discipline
Ward Three New Bedford City Councillor Henry Bousquet wants to see more autonomy in the way of discipline in public schools. Bousquet says the State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has stripped teachers and administrators of their ability to effectively discipline disruptive and unruly students...
Grade School Drops Holiday Celebrations
Grade School Drops Holiday Celebrations
Grade School Drops Holiday Celebrations
Does it matter that public schools are dropping holiday celebrations with the goal of being more culturally sensitive and inclusive? The Associated Press reports a St. Paul, Minnesota grade school is dumping holiday celebrations because it doesn't want to encroach on educational opportunities or threaten tolerance and respect for all, and the school wants to come to a better understanding of how t
Limiting Charter Schools
Limiting Charter Schools
Limiting Charter Schools
With numerous efforts in recent years to remove the cap set on charter schools in Massachusetts, New Bedford School Committee member Josh Amaral wants to make sure that doesn't happen. On Monday, the School Committee agreed to send a letter to the state supporting limits on the number of charter schools allowed in New Bedford and Massachusetts...

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