WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » schools http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Fri, 24 May 2013 09:55:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Fall River Police Looking For Suspicious Individual Near Schools http://wbsm.com/fall-river-police-looking-for-suspicious-individual-near-schools/ http://wbsm.com/fall-river-police-looking-for-suspicious-individual-near-schools/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:11:07 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=73398 The Fall River police are looking for someone they believe to be a suspicious person who has been lingering near schools, and has even approached students. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/fall-river-police-looking-for-suspicious-individual-near-schools/feed/ 0 roguelazer,flickr New Bedford's Innovative Schools Discussed http://wbsm.com/new-bedfords-innovative-schools-discussed/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedfords-innovative-schools-discussed/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:40:21 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=63954 The designers of the Renaissance and Esperanza Innovation School proposals appeared before the New bedford School Committee Wednesday night to make presentations and answer questions.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedfords-innovative-schools-discussed/feed/ 0 TSM Innovation Schools in New Bedford Discussion Continues http://wbsm.com/innovation-schools-in-new-bedford-discussion-continues/ http://wbsm.com/innovation-schools-in-new-bedford-discussion-continues/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:02:58 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=57505 The two innovation schools planned for New Bedford have been met with some opposition. One school would provide bi lingual education and would be located in the Roosevelt Middle School and the other would highlight the Arts at the Gomes School.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/innovation-schools-in-new-bedford-discussion-continues/feed/ 0 mwhatley,flickr Teachers, NAACP Team To Tackle Education http://wbsm.com/teachers-naacp-team-to-tackle-education/ http://wbsm.com/teachers-naacp-team-to-tackle-education/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:35:44 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=48111 The Massachusetts Teachers Union and local NAACP are teaming to tackle a gap in education achievement they say affects students of color and low-income students.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/teachers-naacp-team-to-tackle-education/feed/ 0 jenlight,flickr New Bedford Teacher Home Visit Program Expands http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-teacher-home-visit-program-expands/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-teacher-home-visit-program-expands/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:01:36 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=42617 Two more New Bedford schools are set to implement a program that connects the teacher to the students' home life.

The Parent Teacher Home Visit Program has already been in use for about two years at Carney Academy, Roosevelt Middle School, and Hayden-McFadden Elementary School

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]]> http://wbsm.com/police-stationed-at-fall-river-schools/feed/ 0 YouTube New Bedford City Council Sends $2.5 Million to Schools http://wbsm.com/city-council-sends-2-5-million-to-schools/ http://wbsm.com/city-council-sends-2-5-million-to-schools/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:47:14 +0000 Bryan Booker http://wbsm.com/?p=37789 The City Council held a brief meeting right before its annual Tax Classification Hearing Monday.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/city-council-sends-2-5-million-to-schools/feed/ 0 New Bedford Schools, City Government Closed Tuesday http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-schools-city-government-closed-tuesday/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-schools-city-government-closed-tuesday/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:15:52 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=28146 The City of New Bedford will run on essential personnel only tomorrow, as Hurricane Sandy continues to barrage the region with heavy winds and rain.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-schools-city-government-closed-tuesday/feed/ 0 TSM Detroit Bribes Kids with Free Pair of Shoes to Get Them to Come to School http://wbsm.com/free-shoes-school/ http://wbsm.com/free-shoes-school/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:45:07 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=132568 There is no better motivation to get kids to show up for school quite like some good old fashion bribery, right? Well, the city of Detroit seems to think so.

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