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Newberry Rips Raimondo Over GOP Lawmakers’ Absence On Funding Formula Working Group
House Minority Leader Brian Newberry (R-North Smithfield) on Wednesday harshly criticized the absence of any Republican lawmakers on a school funding…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Metaphor
Most of us have found that metaphors help us make sense of our complicated world, pushing us to view life’s complexities through alternate lenses and…
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TGIF (Thanksgiving Edition): 21 Things To Know About RI Politics & Media
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! I’m grateful for our listeners/readers at RIPR, my excellent colleagues in the local media, the staffers and spokespeople…
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Wagner: We Have Much More Work To Do
Rhode Island has more work to do to improve public schools. That’s according to State Education Commissioner Ken Wagner, responding to test scores from…
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Group Convenes To Examine State Spending On K-12 Education
The group tasked with reevaluating the way the state spends money on K-12 education meets for the first time Tuesday. The state’s current plan for…
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One Square Mile Burrillville: Fighting Addiction At Burrillville High
There’s an epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose unfolding across Rhode Island right now, and Burrillville, a small town in the northwestern corner…
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Raimondo Launches Review Of Public School Funding
Five years after lawmakers approved a formula to determine state aid to school districts, Governor Gina Raimondo is calling for a review of the system….
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Passage of Time
One of the advantages of aging is that we have the opportunity to gain perspective. The passage of time, the ability to gaze at our life’s journey…
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Pawtucket English Teacher Wins Milken Award
Kendra Borden, a Pawtucket junior high school English teacher is Rhode Island’s winner of the 2015 Milken Educator Award. Borden received the award in a…
