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When it comes to school employees, is it time we, the taxpayer, demand that all government school employees (Superintendent down to custodian) be drug tested. Teachers are always running programs telling students to just say no to drug. It's time we make them practice what they preach...

As the city looks to unload it's property inventory, one City Council committee isn't looking to do so in haste.

Students at Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School and Renaissance Community School for the Arts were treated to a surprise Bag Drop Rally Tuesday afternoon through a partnership between Darn It!, Inc. and State Bags.

A recent study on the school climate of Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School was presented to the school committee Tuesday evening.

The New Bedford School District is taking positive steps to improve the quality of education locally. An agreement ratified by the School Committee and the teachers union to extend school hours and expand the curriculum for elementary school kids is a great step forward...

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.

Just say no to feel good residency laws. They work like this. If you work for a city/town government, the city/town by-law forces you to move into said city/town. Some folks claim if the worker buys a home in the city/town, they'll be taxed in said city/town...

Following a peaceful demonstration outside Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School Friday, students and community members gathered at Buttonwood Park Saturday morning for a community rally demanding change and accountability at the north end school.

Too many take education for granted, grousing about the cost and not appreciating it's worth.  Education is at the core of everything that is important to the future of our children and of our community. For too long the New Bedford Public School System has chugged along, providing only what is needed to meet bare minimum net school spending requirements as set forth by The Massachusetts Departmen