schools

If you are a kid, the last thing in the world you want to think about in the middle of July is the first day of school.  If you're a mom, though...that MIGHT be a different story!  Here's a list of Southcoast school districts and their first day of school...

FAIRHAVEN - The towns of Fairhaven and Acushnet are exploring the possibility of regionalizing their school districts. Fairhaven Superintendent Dr. Robert Baldwin says there are several methods to regionalizing, but the ultimate goal would be to bring parts or all of both districts under one umbrella...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has taken issue with Governor Charlie Baker's latest recommendation for state aid to local schools. The Governor recommended increasing Chapter 70 funding by just 2.6 percent, the lowest growth since education reform passed in 1993...

After a year and a half of research and study, the Diocese of Fall River Task Force on Catholic Education has released its final report which was presented by Bishop Edgar da Cunha Friday at Holy Trinity School in Fall River.

Nine local high school marching bands performed before a large crowd and sunny skies Sunday at McCoy Field during New Bedford High School's 31st Annual Marching Band Competition.

The mother of a student at Hayden-McFadden School in New Bedford has hired a lawyer after she says her daughter was stabbed with a hypodermic needle on school grounds. The claim stems from an incident on August 22, when Michelle Farland's six-year-old daughter came home from school and told her mother another child had poked her in the hand with a needle allegedly found on the playground earlier t

Beginning this academic year, Dartmouth Public Schools will be outfitted with the overdose-reversing drug known as Narcan.

After another successful year with our Stuff the Bus campaign, we have a lot of great sponsors and all of those who donated to thank!

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

Technology took the forefront of Monday night's New Bedford school budget discussion. Out of the $7.7 million expected to be added to the district's budget for 2017, $300,000 will be included for technology replacement. New Bedford schools' Information Technology Director Rob Tetreault says the additional funds could go toward a number of needs, such as laptops for middle school faculty, or partia