By Matt Murphy State House News Service In an escalating battle over vaccinations and a full-time return to the classroom, Gov. Charlie Baker and the state’s largest teachers’ unions butted heads Thursday over the unions’ request to allow teachers to be vaccinated in schools, with the administration refusing to divert …
Read More »New Bedford’s Alma Middle Schools will reopen later this spring
“Dear Alma Families, We hope this letter finds you and your family healthy and well! We are excited to announce that we are currently planning to bring back all scholars for in-person learning in grades K-8 by early May. Since the letter we released on March 5th, there are no …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police hosts another successful, “Coffee, community, and cops” session
“Troopers from the Massachusetts State Police and Officers from the Sturbridge Police Department enjoyed coffee and conversation with members of the community at yesterday’s Coffee With A Cop event at the Sturbridge Coffee House. Visitors not only got to meet some of the Officers and Troopers who keep their communities …
Read More »Massachusetts education officials will force districts to bring students back into the classroom next month
As posted on the the MA DOE Website: News from Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley & the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Guidance on In-Person Learning Requirements Dear Superintendents, Charter School Leaders, and Leaders of Collaboratives, On March 5, 2021, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education adopted amendments …
Read More »UMass Dartmouth celebrates Women’s History Month during New Bedford’s AHA! Night
On March 11, from 6 to 8 p.m., the UMassD CVPA Star Series continues its visual arts programming to celebrate Women’s History Month during AHA! Night. The event will feature Alexandra Broches’s exhibition, Dear Alexandra, Letters and Pictures From a Box, on view at the University Art Gallery. Alexandra Broches’s …
Read More »Dartmouth’s Bishop Stang & St. John Paul II High Schools to screen Indie film “ANGST”
On March 12th, 15th and 16th Bishop Stang High School, in collaboration with St. John Paul II High School, will hold special screenings of the iNDIEFLIX documentary “Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety”. Streaming online, the screenings will offer opportunities for open dialogue surrounding anxiety and mental health. This film has …
Read More »Governor Baker Awards $4.9 Million for High School Substance Use and Mental Health Response Teams
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced $4.9 million in grants awarded to six agencies, including hospitals and treatment and behavioral health centers, for the creation of evidence-based and data-driven co-occurring substance use disorder/mental health response teams embedded in high schools in ten communities to offer intervention and treatment services, and provide …
Read More »New Bedford Public Schools starts next phase of safely increasing in-person instruction
New Bedford Public Schools is set to launch the next phase of increased in-person instruction in classrooms, Superintendent Thomas Anderson announced at a press conference today. This new phase in the district’s year-long comprehensive response to prioritize the health and safety of all students and staff will start on Monday, …
Read More »Massachusetts officials wants elementary students back in classrooms by April
By Katie Lannan State House News Service The state’s education commissioner wants elementary school students back in the classroom full-time in April, as part of a plan to phase out remote learning that officials announced Tuesday as Massachusetts approaches the one-year anniversary of the initial March 2020 school closures intended …
Read More »Bristol Community College named to 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School’s list
Bristol Community College is proud to be designated as a military friendly school in the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School’s list, included in the upcoming May 2021 issue of G.I Jobs Magazine. The 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School’s list, by Viqtory, a media entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, honors …
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