Rhode Island Education Commissioner Ken Wagner is backing a plan to add 2,192 seats to the charter for Achievement First, a mayoral academy that…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Just a few weeks remain until 2017, a year bound to be filled with political drama. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips…
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Education Advocacy Group With Providence Roots Returns To RI
Hundreds of teachers and school leaders are expected in Providence Thursday for the Coalition of Essential Schools Fall Forum. The group was founded by…
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Anti-Trump Effect Felt In RI?
Dorcas International Institute is one of the state’s largest immigration and refugee organizations. Since the election, many Rhode Islanders have…
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RI Awarded $130M To Continue Medicaid ‘Reinvention’
Rhode Island has been awarded $130 million dollars over the next five years from the federal government to continue its work overhauling Medicaid. The…
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TGIF: Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media (Thanksgiving Edition)
Your faithful correspondent took most of this week off, in large part to rake leaves, so this week’s column is a bit abbreviated. Happy Thanksgiving…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Educating Girls
Those of us who are raising daughters in this modern era perhaps take it for granted that they have as much opportunity as their male counterparts to…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Trump-world continues to assemble before our eyes, even as America prepares to pause next week for Thanksgiving. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly…
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Despite National Decline, RI Sees Slight Uptick In Homelessness According To HUD Report
A new national report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development finds chronic homelessness on the rise in Rhode Island. The state is…
