Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical

The New Bedford City Council voted Tuesday night against Carol Pimentel, Mayor Jon Mitchell’s Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech District Committee nominee.

When it comes to government school teachers, do you feel you're getting your money's worth? Let's start with a little non-Common Core mathematics. These salary figures come courtesy of the U.S. Labor Department, by way of MassLive. The average New Bedford teachers salary is about $77,287 per year...

Hannah Jope graduates next week from New Bedford's premiere high school. Jope was home schooled by her mother when she decided change was paramount. Stating her folks did an excellent job at educating and rearing, Hannah knew she wanted more...

It is touted as the premiere job creator for the region and nation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 108% growth in the wind turbine service tech field by 2024. There's lots of prep work underway as New Bedford's seaport gears up for the wind energy industry to pace the golden road to jobs, jobs, jobs...

About 1,000 apply, but only half of the applicants are accepted to Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech. The school's 513-person waiting list tops the state when it comes to vocational schools. Voc-Tech Scheduling and Reporting Coordinator, Sue Demers says while faith in the New Bedford Public School System has waivered, she doesn't associate those feelings with the growing interest in Voc-Tech... Read Mo

A study has found that many vocational and technical high schools in Massachusetts have long waiting lists for students seeking admission at a time when well-paying jobs are going unfilled for lack of skilled labor. The Northeastern University School of Law study found that at least 3,500 students were unable to get into public vocational schools in the past two years...