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The New Bedford City Council must end the practice of giving residency waivers to people who want to work in city schools but refuse to join the community.

Fall River Police are investigating after reports of a school bus being operated erratically, resulting in injuries to children on board.

Students at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School are exceeding or meeting key education targets for English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science.

Mount Ida College will receive "fair value" for its assets through its proposed acquisition by UMass Amherst, according to Attorney General Maura Healey.

Senators Michael Rodrigues of Westport and Mark Montigny of New Bedford are vocalizing their concerns over UMass acquiring Mount Ida College.

PARKLAND, Fla. — A former student opened fire at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending scores of students fleeing into the streets in the nation’s deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut...

Gov. Charlie Baker plans to request additional school funding from the Legislature to help cities such as New Bedford pay for the education of hundreds of children who have arrived from Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria.

NEW BEDFORD — Five high school seniors were awarded scholarships worth a total $175,000 Thursday by city native Dr. Irwin Jacobs during a ceremony at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

After previous middle school redesign plans in New Bedford failed to gain teacher support, district officials are putting the teachers in charge. At Monday night's School Committee meeting, teacher groups from each New Bedford middle school presented preliminary plans expected to be finalized and implemented for next school year...

NEW BEDFORD—In her second year leading a junior police academy for students at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, Officer Leanne Fisher, who is also the school’s resource officer, has a major goal in mind. “I want them to understand how cool police officers can be,’’ she said ...