FALL RIVER — When the new B.M.C. Durfee High School building opens, it will include a nearly 150-year-old part of the school’s history that stretches back to its original building: its bells. “The ...

Why do some schools have bells and other schools don’t? Bells in school go all the way back to the beginning of … well, school. You might remember Miss Beadle ringing the church bell on Little House ...

Ask any school-age child how many days of summer vacation are left and they’ll all give you the same answer: Not enough. August is waning, and the new school year is on its way. In two short weeks, ...

The no-bells strategy is spreading by word of mouth Some say the policy has reduced tardiness Advocates of the policy also say it returns more authority to teachers Three years ago, when Toni Warrick ...