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New Bedford middle school staff say enough is enough on false complaints against teachers
NEW BEDFORD — According to two Roosevelt Middle School staff members who spoke at last week's School Committee meeting, complaints being made against teachers and the process of investigating them have become a problem at the South End middle school. "I'm here tonight to represent Roosevelt's staff and their overall concerns about situations that have occurred towards Unit A staff members throughout the school year," said RMS counselor and New Bedford Educators Association (NBEA) building rep Patty...
Want to help name New Bedford's next elementary school? Your chance has been extended.
NEW BEDFORD — Those with ideas about what the city's new South End elementary school should be named now have until June 3 to submit, school officials have decided. The school — to be built at the former Goodyear plant site at 651 Orchard St. — would replace the existing James B. Congdon and John B. DeValles elementary schools in the city's South End. It's expected to be completed sometime in 2026, project architects have said. ...
New Bedford to offer Portuguese language classes at the elementary and middle school levels
Editor's note: A previous version of this article incorrectly said that Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School was offering Portuguese classes this fall. NEW BEDFORD – In the upcoming school year, more students in New Bedford Public Schools will have the opportunity to begin studying Portuguese as the language will now be taught at the elementary and middle school levels. ...
Taunton High students learned from Super Bowl and World Cup referees at clinic
TAUNTON— It's often said to be the best, you need to learn from the best. Luckily for the students enrolled in Taunton High School's sports officiating class, they received just that during a clinic Tuesday morning. Through the program's partnership with Sports Officials Care, students received hands on instruction...
More than 50 Providence teachers are losing their jobs at the end of the year.
Dozens of Providence Public School District students staged a walkout Tuesday in support of more than 50 teachers being pushed out of their jobs with notices that their contracts will not be renewed. Classical High School students told reporters that at least two of the teachers are from their school....
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