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A new report by the FBI reveals that mass shootings are on the rise. The study says mass shootings have consistently increased over the past 14 years, resulting in nearly 200 people killed in 160 incidents. An average of 16 shooting events a year occurred from 2007 to 2013, compared to an average of six events from 2000 to 2006...

The City Council is demanding answers from the School Committee.

What is a town supposed to do with two vacant schools that are both over 100 years old?

The sale of Rogers and Oxford Schools is still being worked out by the Fairhaven Board of Selectmen.

The fate of the Rogers and Oxford schools in Fairhaven is still unknown.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell realizes the potential problems the "border crisis" along the Texas/Mexico border poses to cities like New Bedford. Mitchell's primary concern lies within the education system, and says accomodations are already being made to make room for students whose primary language is not English...

A Massachusetts business group is calling for changes in the state's education system in light of a report that shows more than two-thirds of the state's employers report difficulty hiring appropriately skilled employees. The report by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education says bolstering the state's public schools is viewed as a critical step in producing more workers with the right s

Pittsfield schools have signed up to be among the first in the state to take part in a fingerprinting process and national criminal database check for school employees. A state law passed last year requires most school employees to be fingerprinted and go through more detailed criminal background checks...

The New Bedford teachers union president says he welcomes the City Council's involvement in school department affairs. Responding to a Standard Times editorial letter, Lou St. John says over the last several years, the Council may have lost trust in the School Committee after having to appropriate extra funds to the schools from the city-side of government in order to make up a multi-million dolla

Fall River and Taunton schools are closed today, but that's pretty much it. New Bedford and surrounding areas decided to open school today even though school has been in vacation mode for a week and a half, and will certainly be closed tomorrow...