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Fall River Superintendent Tracy Curley: $186 million in school-related funding approved
FALL RIVER — Superintendent Tracy Curley has announced that the Fall River City Council and Mayor Paul Coogan has approved $186 million in school-related funding for the 2024-2025 academic year. The city budget, which took effect Monday, includes a $175,770,406 appropriation for the schools and $10,897,280 for school transportation....
Meet Southeastern's top students — Their memorable moments, best advice and what's next
EASTON — Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School in Easton selects graduating seniors from each of the nine towns the school serves to honor with "senior spotlights." Honorees are chosen based on their high academic and vocational achievement. Their biographies — submitted by Southeastern — include their interests, what...
State funding to increase paraprofessional positions in New Bedford, Fairhaven schools
As the state and nation continues dealing with a labor shortage, the Healey-Driscoll administration hopes that giving out a total of $15.9 million will help boost various areas of the workforce across the state, according to a press release. While funds coming into some Massachusetts communities will be used to help industries like health care, CDL driving, and restaurants, the portion coming into SouthCoast will be dedicated to putting more people in paraprofessional positions at New Bedford and Fairhaven public schools, as well as helping existing paras become licenced teachers. ...
Meet Greater Fall River's High School Boys Volleyball All-Scholastic Team
FALL RIVER — The Herald News kicks off Spring All-Scholastics with boys volleyball all-stars. Durfee was the lone team in the Greater Fall River area. The Hilltoppers enjoyed a great season in 2024, finishing with a 14-8 record. Durfee punched its ticket to the postseason and even won a Division I preliminary matchup with Everett.
Meet Greater Fall River's High School Girls Tennis All-Scholastic Team
FALL RIVER — The Herald News continues Spring All-Scholastics with girls tennis all-stars. There were excellent performances from players from Fall River area schools — Case, Diman, Durfee, Somerset Berkley and Westport — this spring. ...
Bump, Set, Spike: The 2024 Taunton Daily Gazette Boys Volleyball All-Scholastics
Another high school boys volleyball season has come and gone in the Greater Taunton area. Dighton-Rehoboth (13-7, 10-4 Tri-Valley League) had its best season in decades, finishing tied for second in the TVL and qualifying for the postseason for the first time in 20 years, reaching the Division 2 Round of 32 before falling to No. 13 Minnechaug. Taunton (5-15) performed a season sweep of Attleboro while also earning wins over Hingham, King Philip and Quincy. ...
Local Student Earns Academic Honors
Local Students Graduate From College of the Holy Cross. Holy Cross celebrated 751 bachelor of arts degree recipients at its 178th Commencement held in person on Friday, May 24 at the DCU Center in Worcester. Dr. Laurie Leshin, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and former president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute delivered this year’s address to the Class of 2024 and received an honorary degree.
State Officials To Host Public Meetings To Discuss Early Education And Childcare
BOURNE – On Tuesday, July 2, state officials announced a series of regional childcare listening sessions to assist in developing the Early Education and Child Care Task Force recently established under Executive Order by Governor Maura Healey, with a scheduled visit to the Upper Cape Cod Technical High School in Bourne on Thursday, July 18, 2024.
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