This Standard Times article omits some very important facts.
• Many of our students live in “Poverty”.
• Over 200 of our students are homeless!
• The percentage of low-income students rose from 59.6%
in 1999 to 69.5% ten years later.
• New Bedford Public Schools has had a 40% increase in ESL students in the last
10 years.
• New Bedford Public Schools has had a 25% increase in its Special Needs
population.
• 1 in 5 students transferred in or out of the district during the
school year.
• 25% of our NBHS students transferred in or out of New Bedford High School in 2010.
• By May 3, 2011, Greater New Bedford Voc-Tec sent back to New Bedford Public Schools 48 of their students.
9th Grade -- 16
10th Grade -- 8
11th Grade -- 22
12th Grade -- 2
• By May 3, 2011, the Global Learning Charter School sent back to New Bedford Public Schools 28 of their students.
5th Grade -- 4
6th Grade -- 10
7th Grade -- 2
8th Grade -- 6
9th Grade -- 2
10th Grade -- 3
11th Grade -- 1
12th Grade -- 0
Why would the Standard Times ignore these facts in their article?
