“Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS), a tuition-free public charter school that currently services 500 students in grades 5-12, has been awarded $17,500 through the Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards to improve public school safety. GLCPS was one of 42 Massachusetts school districts to receive grant funds for priority safety upgrades. The …
Read More »New Bedford High School to offer international Baccalaureate diploma program
“New Bedford High School has been designated an International Baccalaureate World School by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), authorizing the school to offer the renowned IB Diploma Program, beginning September 2023. Respected by leading universities across the globe, the IB Diploma Program gives students distinct advantages to thrive in a …
Read More »New Bedford’s GLCPS dedicates plaza at new STEAM Education Center to Dr. Anthony Garro
“Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS), a tuition-free public charter school that currently services 500 students in grades 5-12, is honoring the outstanding commitment and distinguished service of Dr. Anthony Garro by dedicating their plaza in his name. GLCPS board members, staff and friends gathered to dedicate the Dr. Anthony …
Read More »St. Joseph School in Fairhaven appoints Heidi Kuliga as new principal
“Father Stephen Banjare, Pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Fairhaven, is pleased to announce the appointment of Heidi Kuliga as the new principal of St. Joseph School. Mrs. Kuliga is well known to the New Bedford Catholic school community as a former principal and teacher within the Diocese of Fall …
Read More »Massachusetts Police Dept. lambastes proposed unconstituional anti-gun bill
“The Ware Police Department would like to bring an important matter to your attention: the proposed anti-gun Bill currently under consideration (HD 4420, An Act Modernizing Firearms Laws). We understand that this state-level legislation has raised concerns among law-abiding citizens who value their Second Amendment rights. We recognize that the …
Read More »Massachusetts Gov. Healey appoints multicultural expert to Board of Elementary, Secondary Education
“Governor Maura T. Healey announced that she is appointing Ericka Fisher, Ed.D. to the state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). Dr. Fisher is a leading expert in multicultural education and currently serves as an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Education at College of the …
Read More »Gov. Healey looks to revamp health, physical, sex education guidelines for Massachusetts students
“Governor Maura T. Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and DESE Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley today announced that their administration is proposing an updated draft of the comprehensive health and physical education curriculum framework to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) this month. The LGBTQ+ …
Read More »New Bedford’s Global Learning Charter Public School Graduating Senior Maddox Merrey Awarded Jacobs Family Scholarship
Global Learning Charter Public School (GLCPS), a tuition-free public charter school that currently serves 500 students in grades 5-12, recently announced that graduating senior Maddox Merrey has been awarded the Jacobs Family Scholarship. The Jacobs Family Scholarship award is for $35,000 over four years and is awarded each year to …
Read More »2023 “Mayor’s List”: The top 10 academically ranked seniors at New Bedford High School
“Mayor Jon Mitchell honored this year’s Mayor’s List, the top 10 academically ranked seniors at New Bedford High School. (New Bedford Public Schools) He was joined by Deputy Superintendent Karen Treadup Principal Bernadette Coelho. Today’s ceremony was the 11th annual Mayor’s List ceremony, in celebration of the City’s highest-achieving students. …
Read More »UMass Dartmouth School of Law appoints Sam Panarella as new dean
Sam Panarella, professor of Law and former Executive Director of the Max S. Baucus Institute, named Dean. “UMass Dartmouth Provost Hanchen Huang announced that Professor Sam Panarella will become the next Dean of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School of Law (UMass Law) on July 18. A tenured professor of …
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