Education

Students Rally Over State Budget Cuts For Higher Ed

Donna Motta April 27, 2017 Comments Off on Students Rally Over State Budget Cuts For Higher Ed

Concerned about the future, and cost of higher education, Bristol Community College students and faculty rallied against proposed state budget cuts and tuition increases this week at the Elsbree Street campus. Public Higher Education

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Fall River Recognizes Youth Violence Prevention Week

Donna Motta April 5, 2017 Comments Off on Fall River Recognizes Youth Violence Prevention Week

Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia has announced that the city is once again recognizing National Youth Violence Prevention week up until April 7th. The mayor is working on the campaign in conjunction with the

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BCC Gets A Financial Shot In The Arm

Donna Motta March 21, 2017 Comments Off on BCC Gets A Financial Shot In The Arm

Bristol Community College has received $4.4 million dollars in capital grants from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. The purpose is to expand and accelerate the life sciences workforce pipeline in Southeastern Mass with training

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Fall River School Budget

Donna Motta March 15, 2017 Comments Off on Fall River School Budget

No school employees will be getting pink slips this fiscal year, if School Superintendent Matt Malone has his way. Malone’s plan would reallocate $1.3 million dollars to create several new instructional and support positions,

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New Chancellor For Umass Dartmouth

Donna Motta March 7, 2017 Comments Off on New Chancellor For Umass Dartmouth

A new chancellor has been chosen to head the educational endeavors at UMass Dartmouth. Robert Johnson, the President of Becker College in Worcester, has been approved for the position unanimously by the the university’s

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