Rep. Cabral Calls For Dedicated Resources For Charter Schools
Funding for charter schools has always been a topic of discussion. Continue reading…
View ArticleCabral To Gov. Baker: Invest in Public Schools First
Governor Charlie Baker has made it clear, he wants to lift the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts. But Rep. Antonio Cabral of New Bedford thinks the Governor's first priority should be the Bay...
View ArticleBaker's Education Choice Comes Under Fire
The state's biggest teacher union is faulting Gov. Charlie Baker for tapping another charter school advocate for a top state education post. The Republican governor, a charter school fan, named Paul...
View ArticleCharter School Debate Comes To Southcoast
Several speakers discussed the future of charter schools during a forum held Friday at the UMass School of Law in Dartmouth. Professor Preston Greene of the University of Connecticut was one of the...
View ArticleBaker Files Bill To Create More Charter Schools In Mass.
Governor Charlie Baker wants to increase charter schools in Massachusetts. He's filed a bill to increase charter schools in the state's lowest performng school districts. But Rep. Anotonio Cabral says...
View ArticlePro-Charter School Group Rallies In New Bedford
The "Great Schools Massachusetts" campaign has come to New Bedford. About a dozen organizers and parents rallied at Clasky Park on Wednesday in support of lifting the cap on charter schools in...
View ArticleNew Bedford Councillors Oppose Baker's Charter School Proposal
Governor Charlie Baker's proposal to lift a cap on charter schools has some local opposition. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Bedford School Committee Supports Cap On Charter Schools
With numerous efforts in recent years to remove the cap set on charter schools in Massachusetts, New Bedford School Committee member Josh Amaral wants to make sure that doesn't happen. On Monday, the...
View ArticleEducators Discuss State of Education Within the State and the Nation
A panel of state and local education officials answered questions about the state of education Saturday at New Bedford's Bethel A.M.E. Church as part five of a six-part black history series. Continue...
View ArticleCharter Schools And Common Core Initiatives Before Lawmakers
Two proposed ballot questions that could strongly influence public education in Massachusetts will be aired on Beacon Hill. One of the measures scheduled for a hearing Monday before the Education...
View ArticleNB School Committee Comes Out Against Question 2
The New Bedford School Committee has officially joined the list of around 190 other school committees in the state opposing question 2. The ballot question for the upcoming November election asks to...
View ArticleYes To More Charter Schools [Video]
There are numerous reasons to support more charter schools in the Commonwealth. The recurring, nauseating theme School Committees, teacher unions and other opponents tirelessly chirp against...
View ArticleBaker Continues Advocacy for Charter Schools With Stop in New Bedford
Governor Charlie Baker stopped in New Bedford Thursday as he continues to advocate for lifting the cap on charter schools across the Commonwealth with less than a week until Election Day. Continue...
View ArticleJust the Facts: A Look at Today's Ballot Questions
Below are the four statewide referendums you will see on your ballot today. Continue reading…
View ArticleMassachusetts Rejects Raising of Charter School Cap
(AP) - Voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have expanded the number of charter schools in Massachusetts by up to a dozen a year. Proponents had expressed disappointment earlier Tuesday...
View ArticleMayor Says Tax Increase Caused In Part By State Mandates
Mayor Jon Mitchell is talking taxes and offering some reasons behind the recent property tax increase in the City of New Bedford. Speaking on his weekly radio program on WBSM, the Mayor said the...
View ArticleMitchell Pushes for More State Funding for New Bedford Schools
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has taken issue with Governor Charlie Baker's latest recommendation for state aid to local schools. The Governor recommended increasing Chapter 70 funding by just 2......
View ArticleMayor: 'Too Soon to Tell' on New Bedford Schools Budget
Earlier this week, New Bedford Schools Superintendent Dr. Pia Durkin outlined her initial budget proposal, asking for nearly $147 million, including over $7 million more in enhancements. In his weekly...
View ArticleMitchell Presents Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Proposal to Councillors
Mayor Jon Mitchell presented a $378 million municipal budget for Fiscal Year 2019 to the City Council on Wednesday night. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Bedford Mayor Not in Favor of Charter Expansion
New Bedford, Mayor Jon Mitchell, Alma Del Mar, Charter schools, Funding Continue reading…
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