Supt. Pia Durkin

There's been another attack on a teacher at New Bedford High School. Supt. Dr. Pia Durkin tells WBSM News, an agitated female student threw an metal trash can on Tuesday, striking a female teacher.  WBSM News was told the teacher was struck on the head...

The discipline continues at New Bedford High School, following an incident last month where a student threw a chair at a teachers desk. The student who threw the chair has been expelled from New Bedford High and faces criminal charges in District Court...

Mass.  Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester says Supt. Dr. Pia Durkin will be the turnaround operator for the John A. Parker school in New Bedford.  Earlier this year, Parker School was declared chronically under-performing by the state, and has been designated a "level 5" school...

New Bedford Educators Association president Lou St. John called into "Saturday Morning with Tim Weisberg" to discuss the decision not to allow Mayor Jon Mitchell to speak at Friday's teacher rally on the steps of New Bedford City Hall. St...

Mayor Jon Mitchell says he wanted to speak at Friday's teachers rally at New Bedford City Hall, but was denied the opportunity by the Union President. Teachers are upset about a proposed Turnaround Plan for New Bedford High School that mandates a 50% turnouver of Teachers and staff Members  Mitchell says he wants to begin a dialogue with teachers about changes at New Bedford High School... Read Mo

An ad appeared in Wednesday's New Bedford Standard Times, where more than 80 people stated their support for Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin and her attempts to reform New Bedford Schools.  However, the head of the New Bedford Educators Association , Lou St. Joh...

The President of the New Bedford Educators Association says morale is very low in city schools.

It was not a happy first day of school for Ken Walsh and his family in New Bedford. Walsh's six year old daughter is a type one diabetic, and per her doctor's orders, she needs to attend a school with a full-time nurse on duty.

Doctor Pia Durkin attended the School Committee meeting Monday night for the first time as Superintendant of New Bedford Public Shools.  During the meeting Durkin introduce the new Theory of Action for the New Bedford Schools.  The plan says if the school system delivers rigorous and engaging instruction that's alligned with state standards, and if student progress is monitored closely, good thing