middle schools

Thomas Anderson is beginning his third full year as Superintendent.

Mitchell says he believes New Bedford is already taking important steps to keep kids and staff members safe.

The debate over how and when public schools should address the sticky subject of sex education is not a new one.  What is new are some of the talking points included in today's agenda driven sex ed curriculum.  Politics and indoctrination have found a place in the classrooms of our public schools...

Imagine pinches of auto shop, cooking classes or nursing mixed in with a middle school curriculum. Brian believes several middle schools should inject voc-tech style education within their frameworks. There can be middle school concentrating on auto and building trades...

State test results for New Bedford Schools were mixed, but Mayor Jon Mitchell is still looking for improvement. Speaking on his weekly radio program, the Mayor said faculty and administrators are working hard to attain higher academic acheivement in both the middle schools and high school...

It's not a new story, an all A student leaves grade school for middle school and somehow hits a wall.  How do you fix the problem and make middle school more engaging for students and keep them interested in their education going forward? Tha...

Officials are looking to get creative in solving the achievement gap at New Bedford middle schools. At Monday's meeting, the New Bedford School Committee discussed the possibility of introducing an Innovation Zone for middle schools. While still a concept, the Zone would give middle school teachers and principals 'greater school-level freedom' and autonomy, while also making them more accountable

During this Black History Month, middle school students in New Bedford got a chance to see a historical characterization of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Storyteller Guy Peartree has performed in museums, colleges and churches in New England...

The lifesaving drug used to reverse opioid overdoses will soon be stocked in several New Bedford public schools.