Supt. Pia Durkin

Teachers from outside the New Bedford School District were invited to Keith Middle School Saturday to see what it's like to teach in the city and submit applications during a career fair.

Paraprofessionals provide classroom support to students that need a little extra assistance. The District Management Council conducted a review of these personnel and presented their findings to the New Bedford School Committee Monday night.

The search has begun to find a permanent Headmaster for New Bedford High School. School spokesman Jonathan Carvalho tells WBSM News, the posting has been up for about a week, and 12 people have already applied. He says students and parents will play a role early in the search process...

Roosevelt Middle School officials found a note Tuesday inside the school threatening the building. School spokesman Jonathan Carvalho says police were called just after 8am. Officers considered the threat low level and non-specific, but decided to conduct a sweep of the building...

Police responded to a threatening note Friday found at New Bedford High School. The note was found inside the high school just before noon, and indicated a threat to the building. Police considered the threat low-level and non specific, but conducted a sweep of the building as the school day proceeded...

New Bedford High School Headmaster Kathleen Dawson told the School Committee Monday night, the opening of the high school was okay, but not as smooth as she had hoped. Many students didn't receive their schedules till the first day of school, and some of those schedules were wrong...

Public school teachers will be learning some new techniques this upcoming school year.

Supt. Pia Durkin spent almost four hours defending her FY15 school budget Wednesday night, but it looks like it may have been worth it.

A new summer program may offer new opportunities to some New Bedford High School seniors.

The New Bedford Educators Association says it has "no confidence" in the leadership of school Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin, and they're asking her to resign. Union members voted overwhelmingly against the Superintendent over a four day period...