Education

Yesterday, the day after Gomes Elementary school reported a staff member testing positive for COVID-19, Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech reported one of their staff member tested positive. The following letter was sent out by James L. O’Brien, the Superintendent-Director Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech: “Dear Parents, I am writing to inform …

“With the school year finally upon us, Chief Levesque and the members of DPD would like to remind the students of Dartmouth about a few of the new rules: * No running in the hallway, as you might trip over your cat or dog. * No eating or drinking in …

New Bedford High School Evening Extension Program is now conducting registration by appointment for the fall 2020 trimester. Call 508-997-4511, ext. 33550 Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. or, 508-997-4511, ext. 2304 Monday and Wednesday between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to schedule an appointment or for …

By Katie Lannan State House News Service With peers who sometimes lack access to masks and hand sanitizer, classrooms that don’t always have windows, and a city whose COVID-19 case rate is the highest in the state, Chelsea High School student Victoria Stutto said she would not feel safe going …

The highly competitive grant helps provide support services to students pursuing business and STEM studies. UMass Dartmouth’s Academic Resource Center (ARC) has received a $2.35 million TRiO grant to help provide support services to students who meet certain criteria, including students enrolled in business courses and STEM-specific programs and eligible …

Bristol Community College celebrated its 2020 High School Equivalency (HSE) graduates with a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at 6 p.m., on Bristol’s Adult Education Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/bristolccadulteducation and webpage, www.bristolcc.edu/adulteducation.  Recipients were recognized for their dedication to successfully completing Bristol’s HSE classes and state-wide examination credential or …

The Azorean Maritime Heritage Society has awarded $8,000 in scholarships to six Greater New Bedford students. The scholarships were presented by our Scholarship Committee on August 20th at Prince Henry the Navigator Park on Pope’s Island in New Bedford. This year’s scholarship winners: • Cameron Curado, graduate of Greater New …

Perseverance was the theme at Bristol Community College’s 53rd Virtual Commencement Ceremony held on Friday, August 21, 2020, at 5:30 p.m., on Bristol’s 2020 Commencement website, Facebook and YouTube pages. Bristol Community College’s 53rd Commencement Ceremony, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 30, 2020, was postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus …

Overall enrollment nearly doubled over past four years with academic stature soaring. UMass Law begins its academic year today with 146 new students, a 30.4 percent increase over last year, bringing total enrollment of the Commonwealth’s only public law school to 360 students. At the same time, incoming student LSAT …

Katie Lannan State House News Service Supporters of legislation that would pause the use of MCAS tests as a graduation requirement and for school accountability measurements have another shot this week at trying to bring the Education Committee to their point of view. Critics of the assessments have for years …