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Charlie Baker, holding a finger to the wind as he considers his re-election prospects, may be afraid to commit on the issue of mask mandates in schools.

School Committeeman Chris Cotter says he wants to hear the views of parents and others on masks rather than just adopt an administrative policy recommendation.

Jeff Riley threatened to 'audit' 16 districts in low-risk COVID-19 zones that have opted not to open schools for in-person learning.

Education Commissioner Jeff Riley has launched a working group to develop a 'restart and recovery plan' for Massachusetts schools.

New Bedford Public Schools is one of only five districts across the state to offer the Accelerated program.

Politics is preventing a solution to the school safety crisis.

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has voted unanimously on a resolution opposed to the arming of teachers Tuesday morning.

Whether deliberate or not, Mayor Jon Mitchell's recent State Of The City Address clearly disrespected Superintendent of Schools Dr. Pia Durkin. New Bedford's public school system has certainly experienced dramatic improvement on Mitchell's watch, but most of the credit needs to go to the outgoing Superintendent...

Global Learning Charter School in New Bedford has earned its highest graduation rate in school history.

Making sure our teachers are proficient in more than one language sends a clear and proper signal that our state and country is turning from English immersion to multi-linguistic. There's no turning back.