Colin Hogan / Reporter
Colin joined The Light in June 2022, where he covers education, child care, city government and more.
Before The Light, Colin worked as a public school teacher in the Mississippi Delta and Brooklyn. Colin has a bachelor’s degree in English from Williams College, a master’s degree in education from Johns Hopkins University, and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. Originally from New York, Colin now lives in New Bedford and enjoys bicycling along the waterfront.
Stories by Colin Hogan
Vocational school admissions targeted in federal civil rights complaint
At GNB VocTech, like other state vocational schools, there are wide disparities in the number of students of color, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities who applied and were accepted, sparking a call for investigation.
Teaching climate change: High schoolers implore legislators to act on ‘greatest problem’ facing young generation
“If we’re teaching kids the way we taught them decades ago, then we’re failing them.” — Sara Ross, adult partner on student bill proposing new learning standards.
Podcast: Hear what students have to say on environmental curriculum standards
Listen as New Bedford Light reporter Colin Hogan interviews Sara Karp and Jonathan Lan, two of the many students who wrote the legislation that looks to introduce new learning standards.
City school projects waiting for action as state pauses program
The Massachusetts School Building Authority’s decision to pause its Accelerated Repair Program, coupled with its dwindling selection of core projects, has posed a significant challenge to cities across Massachusetts, and New Bedford in particular.
Long hours, hard work, special training … and low pay
More than 300 paraprofessionals in New Bedford are currently working in their sixth month without an updated contract, after December negotiations failed to make inroads. An arbitration session is set for Jan. 4.
Online conflicts sparked many of NB High’s fights last year, students say
The city’s high school disciplined more students for fighting than any other school in Massachusetts during the 2021-2022 academic year; experts voice concerns about emotional trauma.
What’s it like to work in a child care desert?
Two neighborhoods in New Bedford, the South Peninsula and Near North End, have severe shortages, with some census tracts offering no child care at all.
Homeless students are the unseen victims of New Bedford’s housing crisis
“The housing crisis is very real. I think there’s kind of this esoteric idea of what the housing crisis looks like, and all of us in the school department see it every day. We see it every day with students who don’t have a reliable place to stay at night.” — Margaret Silva, housing specialist…
State votes ‘yes’ on driver’s license question; Bristol County doesn’t agree
State votes ‘yes’ on driver’s license question; Bristol County doesn’t agree
Democratic state Rep. Schmid and young Republican Gendreau square off in rematch of 2020 race
Two years ago, as a 21-year-old college senior, Gendreau won 43% of the vote as the first Republican challenger for 8th Bristol District since 1996.
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