Girls consistently dominate academics at New Bedford High and Voc-Tech - The New Bedford Light

Dr. Sheila Harrity on Worcester Tech & MA's Urban Voc-Tech Schools

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/3809857/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/65680636/thelearningcurve_sheilaharrity.mp3 Read a transcriptThe Learning Curve Sheila Harrity [00:00:00] Albert Cheng: Well, hello again everybody. Welcome to a brand new episode of the Learning Curve podcast. I’m one of your co-hosts this week, Dr. Albert Cheng, professor of Education Policy at the University of Arkansas. Joining me this week is A…

Girls consistently dominate academics at New Bedford High and Voc-Tech - The New Bedford Light

Mayor Jon Mitchell has walked the walk in his efforts to restore the reputation of the New Bedford school system.Unlike many of his West End upper-middle-class contemporaries, Mitchell sent all three of his daughters to New Bedford High School. Mitchell’s youngest daughter, Lauren, ranked number 7 in last year’s graduating class and, like the mayor himself did, she is now attending Harvard as an undergraduate.Jon Mitchell, however, is well aware…