Rhode Island: Critics Object to Charter Expansion Plans
Under the leadership of Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island is a very charter-friendly state. Raimondo was a venture capitalist before she entered politics. Her...
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Providence: State Releases Plan to Make Schools High-Performing in Five Years
After Johns Hopkins University wrote a scathing critique of the Providence public schools, Governor Gina Raimondo and her new Commissioner of Education took control of...
Providence: New State Takeover Superintendent Rolls Out Initial Plans
Angelica Infante-Green, the Commissioner of Education in Rhode Island, selected Harrison Peters as the takeover superintendent of Providence. Peters announced his initial plans, which sound...
Rhode Island Will Close One of Its Oldest Charter Schools
Charter advocates like to caricature public schools negatively while presenting charter schools as invariably successful. We know neither portrait is accurate. Rhode Island’s new state...
Randi: Providence Takeover Demonizes Teachers, As Rhee and Klein Did
Randi Weingarten will be in Providence on Saturday to discuss the role of teachers in the state takeover engineered by neoliberal Governor Gina Raimondo. The...
Tom Ultican: The Takeover of Providence Public Schools
Tom Ultican, retired teacher of physics and advanced mathematics, is a specialist in the Destroy Public Education movement. In this post, he describes the effort...
Providence: First, Fire All the Teachers!
This is the most curious news story of the week, written by the GoLocalProv News Team.”* It says that the fate of the...
Rhode Island: A Frightening Tour of an Achievement First Charter School
State Senator Sam Bell has been concerned about the punitive discipline in the no-excuses Achievement First charter schools, which is primed for a major expansion...
Providence: State Takeover Moves at Turtle’s Pace
The Providence Journal reports on the state’s slow motion takeover of the Providence schools. No superintendent has been appointed. Meanwhile the state has placed Frances...
Rhode Island: Governor Gina Raimondo’s Plan to Demolish Public Education in Providence
Andrew Stewart recounts the alarming plans that Governor Gina Raimondo has in store for Providence public schools. She is a former venture capitalist who...