superintendent Pia Durkin

The meeting focused on in and out of school solutions to deter New Bedford children from crime, drugs, and other criminal activity.

New Bedford School Committee member Chris Cotter continued to push his issue with Superintendent Pia Durkin Monday night. Cotter claims the superintendent sent letters to Mayor Jon Mitchell and Cotter's supervisors at the New Bedford Police Department, accusing him of using his position as a detective to gain information on a situation involving a student and a teacher at Keith Middle School... Re

Pallets of scholastic books were unloaded outside Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in New Bedford's north end Wednesday morning and presented to dozens of eager fourth graders.

The New Bedford City Council approved $18.1 million in funding for accelerated repair projects at four city elementary schools during Tuesday night's meeting.

New Bedford School officials say more students are graduating from New Bedford High School, and fewer students are dropping out. Figures from the Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education show the annual dropout rate at New Bedford High School has declined to 2...

School is set to begin Tuesday and Superintendent Pia Durkin says the district is ready to take on a challenging academic year. With two struggling elementary schools and other difficulties, Durkin said it's heartening that the district's turnaround plan recently was lauded by the state ...

Despite efforts by the New Bedford School District urging parents to register their children early for school, officials say there has been a large influx of new students signing up over the last week or so. Supt. Dr. Pia Durkin says many of those students are from Guatemala and Honduras...

Nearly three dozen New Bedford Public School teachers have resigned during the month of August.

Superintendent Pia Durkin says a recent vote questioning her ability to lead is nothing personal.

it's unclear what action if any was taken by members of the New Bedford Educators Association Friday afternoon during a closed-door meeting with union leaders.. The meeting was a follow-up to a previous meeting in December where members shared concerns about the school administration...