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
Are Voc-Tech admissions still unfair?
The department of education will monitor GNB Voc-Tech with “on-site interviews, submission of evidence, and, if necessary, a corrective action plan” to ensure admissions policies are not discriminatory, after the newest data shows admissions gaps for low-income students, English learners, students of color, and others.
Housing shortage ‘an existential threat’ in New Bedford, other South Coast communities
Housing Secretary Ed Augustus sat down for an interview with The Light after a roundtable discussion with local advocates and commented on the seriousness of the housing crisis and legislation that could address it.
Homeless New Bedford students don’t have equal access to charter schools
Massachusetts charter schools must ensure local residents receive preference in the enrollment lotteries. The process for giving local families preference could be unintentionally keeping homeless students out.
New Bedford makes quiet investments into school security systems
The security camera debate comes after similar questions in February about the administration’s decision to spend $35,000 to study the installation of metal detectors in New Bedford High School.
Offshore wind proposals help New Bedford focus its workforce development
Officials and researchers on the waterfront have a clearer vision of the future after last week’s new round of bids.
Clock is ticking on COVID-era school building projects
“There’s a lot of money yet to spend ($21 million), but by September that will be zero.” — Barry Rabinovitch, acting financial supervisor of New Bedford Public Schools, to School Committee members.
New Bedford tops state in homeschoolers
The city approved 298 students for homeschooling during the 2022-2023 school year, which outpaces Boston’s 273 and is more than double Fall River’s 121.
A day on the farm
Some parents are putting infants on the waiting list for a nature-based homeschool drop-off program in Dartmouth. They’re hoping a spot will open up by the time their child turns 4.
Meet the last librarian in New Bedford schools
Madelene Freitas-Pimentel began working as the high school librarian in 2021, a time when she said many Massachusetts schools were laying off librarians.
Revamping literacy, with fewer school librarians
South Coast school librarians have been disappearing in Fairhaven, Dartmouth, and New Bedford. One New Bedford middle school library is used for in-school suspensions.
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