The Providence Teachers Union overwhelmingly approved a new contract on Friday, ending a year-long battle between the district’s teachers and the state of Rhode Island, which has controlled Providence schools since 2019.
Education
Posted inArticle, Education
Providence teachers to vote on new contract, drawing ire from city leaders
Members of the Providence teachers union will vote on a new collective bargaining agreement Friday afternoon. The new teachers’ contract was supposed to be the centerpiece of the state’s takeover and turnaround of the Providence schools. But critics say it is far from the “transformational” contract needed to improve the struggling district. The tentative agreement […]
Posted inArticle, Education
Tentative contract reached with Providence Teachers Union
After more than 18 months of talks, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced that the state and Providence Public Schools have reached a tentative contract with the Providence Teachers Union. McKee said all the parties agreed not to reveal details until after a ratification vote is held in the next few weeks. The governor said […]
Posted inArticle, Education, South Coast Bureau
Search for new head of UMass Dartmouth nearing conclusion
UMass President Marty Meehan said he expects to select a new chancellor for the university’s campus in Dartmouth by the end of the summer. A 20-member search committee has been evaluating candidates since April, with an eye toward finding stability after shuffling through five chancellors in the past seven years. Several of them served on […]
Posted inArticle, Education, Health
Schools should return to in-person learning, R.I. officials say
After a year and a half of hybrid, in-person and online classes across Rhode Island’s public schools, the state’s top education and health officials, along with Governor Dan McKee, said all kids can and should return to school buildings this fall. School districts will not be required to provide an online learning option for families, […]
Posted inArticle, Education
Interim superintendent named for Providence schools
Dr. Javier Montañez will lead Rhode Island’s largest school district until a new superintendent of schools is hired, state officials announced Tuesday. Montañez has worked for 25 years in the Providence Public Schools, most recently as the principal of Leviton Elementary School, the only dual language school in the city. The district has been without […]
Posted inArticle, Education, South Coast Bureau
Fall River school superintendent accused of bullying employees will resign
Fall River’s school superintendent is resigning, several months after administrators accused him of bullying a disabled employee and making inappropriate remarks towards female coworkers. The allegations of misconduct were initially investigated by the city’s school committee, which voted this winter to keep Matthew Malone employed as superintendent at a reduced salary. The investigation’s findings were […]
Posted inArticle, Education
Conversation about racism divides Chariho community
Amid nationwide protests last summer over racial injustice, a small, mostly white Rhode Island school district created an Anti-Racism Task Force, to begin looking at the issue of race closer to home. The move sparked a contentious, ongoing community conversation about systemic racism.
Posted inArticle, Education
Proposed legislation could end the Providence schools takeover in 2023
Legislation set to be introduced this week would put a two-year limit on state control over any school district in Rhode Island. Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin (D-Providence) said Friday she plans to introduce the legislation on Tuesday. The state takeover of the Providence schools began in November of 2019 and is expected to last […]
Posted inArticle, Education
Agreement reached to terminate Providence School Superintendent Harrison Peters’ contract
Rhode Island education officials have reached an agreement with the superintendent of Providence schools to terminate his contract in the wake of criticism about a hiring decision. The agreement late Friday came after Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green asked for the resignation of Providence Superintendent Harrison Peters earlier in the week. Peters was tasked […]
