New Bedford, Fall River Speak Out on Charter School
Officials from New Bedford and Fall River spoke out against the Innovation Charter School at hearing held by the Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Pot, Schools, and the Mass. Presidential Primary [OPINION]
The Massachusetts presidential primary is on March 3 – less than 60 days away. The action is all on the Democratic Party ballot this year.
Mayor Mitchell Warned State About Charter School Fail [OPINION]
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell asked the Commonwealth not to open the City on a Hill Charter school back in 2013 and many years before it collapsed.
New Bedford Must Hold Hearings on School Closing [OPINION]
New Bedford has a responsibility to hold public hearings on the closure of a city charter school. What happened to the taxpayers' money?
Who Is Running City on a Hill Charter School? [OPINION]
Massachusetts public schools and charter schools are funded by the taxpayers. Traditional public schools have elected school committees and charters do not.
New Bedford City on a Hill School Fraud Hiring Scheme [OPINION]
City on a Hill charter school is still advertising to hire teachers for its New Bedford campus, which is set to close soon. But it gets even more deceptive.
Get Ed Funding Reform Done Now [OPINION]
Why can't lawmakers manage to get stuff done?
Riley: New Bedford Charter School Will Add 594 Seats
An innovative but controversial proposal to allow a New Bedford charter school to open a new campus is now officially off the table.
New Bedford Charter School Bill Fails by Design [OPINION]
The bill to change the way charter schools operate in Massachusetts is dying in the legislature. But who believed it would ever really pass?
Cabral Still Evasive on Charter Vote [OPINION]
The area delegation needs to speak out on the Alma del Mar home rule petition.