Education

On October 22 and 23, 515 Fall River and 776 New Bedford students will attend the UMass Dartmouth Leduc Center for Civic Engagement Youth Summit in the Main Auditorium. Participating schools from Fall River will visit on October 22 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and include Kuss, Morton, Talbot, …

New Bedford Public Schools has opened seven Family Engagement Centers, located throughout the City of New Bedford school district. A public opening ceremony and reception for the new network of centers was held today at Hayden McFadden Elementary School. The event was attended by families, students, staff, community resource partners, …

The Bishop Stang High School Library was recently awarded a federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant for $12,000 from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). LSTA is administered on the federal level by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in the Commonwealth by the MBLC. …

Bishop Stang High School announces that the following students have been named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program: • Kathleen C. Downey (Mattapoisett) • Cameron T. Garde (Fairhaven) • Quinn J. Sullivan (Westport) About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic …

In fiscal year 2019, UMass Dartmouth increased externally funded grant awards by 26 percent over fiscal year 2019, bringing the university’s total research and outreach awards for the year to $16 million. “This increase in research funding is testament to the expertise and passion for discovery of our world-class faculty,” …

The following is a press release from the New Bedford Police Department: The New Bedford Police Department and NorthStar collaborated almost 3 years ago to create the Diversion and Assistance Program (DAP), securing a more hopeful future for 60 young people in its first year of operation. DAP is designed …

The 25th annual Fire & Life Safety Education Conference took place September 24-25, 2019 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center in Marlborough. This year’s theme “A Quarter Century of Fire & Life Safety Education: Proven Successes and Future Challenges” looked at major accomplishments over the past …

In an effort to give back to their community while creating career opportunities in the legal professions, Hispanic members of the New Bedford Police Department have begun a scholarship at UMass Law. On September 24, Banessa Gonzalez, a third-year UMass Law student, became the inaugural recipient of the Hispanic Police …

For the eighth straight year, Alma del Mar scholars have had a strong showing on state assessments. Of particular note this year, Alma’s third grade scholars were among the top-performing in the state on the ELA MCAS test and performed in the top quartile on the Math MCAS test. Middle …

The following statement was issued by the New Bedford Public Schools administration: “New Bedford Public Schools is aware of threats made to schools and is working closely with the New Bedford Police Department, which have determined them to be not credible. Police report that New Bedford is not the only …