New Bedford’s Andrew O’Leary sees schools as heart of a community - The New Bedford Light

New Bedford’s Andrew O’Leary sees schools as heart of a community - The New Bedford Light

Andrew O’Leary is the first New Bedford superintendent of schools I can remember who regularly shows up at events around town wearing the school colors of red and white.There is no doubt that this Cork, Ireland, native bleeds New Bedford red and white as he enters the third year of his leadership of the system. What he really bleeds, however, is belief in urban public education.Listen to the interview with New Bedford Schools Superintendent Andr…