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New Jacobs School Won’t Be Ready for Start of School Year
New Jacobs School Won’t Be Ready for Start of School Year
New Jacobs School Won’t Be Ready for Start of School Year
New Bedford's new state-of-the-art elementary school for the South End won't be ready when the new school year begins on August 31. In a letter dated July 31, New Bedford Schools Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin informs parents and students that the new Irwin Jacobs Elementary School will not be opened in time for the upcoming school year...
DESE Removes New Bedford Schools from State Monitoring
DESE Removes New Bedford Schools from State Monitoring
DESE Removes New Bedford Schools from State Monitoring
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has concluded its monitoring of New Bedford Public Schools’ implementation of its Accelerated Improvement Plan (AIP), and has expressed its confidence in the district’s ability to continue its track record of progress under the plan and leadership’s strategy...
New Bedford Schools Launch New Attendance Campaign
New Bedford Schools Launch New Attendance Campaign
New Bedford Schools Launch New Attendance Campaign
NEW BEDFORD--The New Bedford Public Schools launched a new attendance campaign Wednesday entitled "Every Day Counts." The campaign kicked off at the Sgt. William H. Carney Academy, with New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro addressing students on the importance of attendance...
NBEA To Distribute Coats, Other Winter Items to New Bedford Students in Need
NBEA To Distribute Coats, Other Winter Items to New Bedford Students in Need
NBEA To Distribute Coats, Other Winter Items to New Bedford Students in Need
NEW BEDFORD — The New Bedford Educators Association collected more than $3,900 in donations for their annual winter coat drive. With the donations, the school nursing staffs, who coordinate the drive, were able to purchase more than $5,000 worth of clothing and toiletries for students in need with discounts from local businesses...
New Bedford Middle Schools to Undergo Redistricting
New Bedford Middle Schools to Undergo Redistricting
New Bedford Middle Schools to Undergo Redistricting
New Bedford schools will undergo a three-year redistricting plan for middle school students beginning next fall, Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin told WBSM News. Durkin said 50 students finishing at the Carl Pacheco School at the end of this school year will go to Keith Middle School instead of Normandin Middle School next fall, as the school system is looking to equalize the population across the ci

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