Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Washington, D.C. MR PATEL: Good afternoon. I have two very brief things off the top and then I’m happy to dive into your questions. So first, today the United States took action in coordination with the United Kingdom to designate key individuals supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the production or export[Read More…]
The Pawtucket School Department will hold a CTE Career Fair for all high school students on Saturday, April 1, 2023. This event is designed to connect students with potential employers and to explore career paths in their fields. The CTE Fair will feature a variety of industry professionals, including Pawtucket Parks andRec, RI State Police, Collette Tours, Boys and[Read More…]
“Shea High School is like that beloved old junker you are desperately trying to get that last inspection sticker for … Hoping against hope that you can squeeze those last few years before you have to replace it with a new Unified High School” – Pat Ford at a recent news conference Warning: The article below is not a rehash[Read More…]
Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Director of the Department of Art, Culture, Tourism (ACT) Joe Wilson Jr. today announced the return of PVDFest, Providence’s signature arts festival, happening September 8-10, 2023. PVDFest 2023 will bring the City together once again to celebrate Providence’s world-renowned artistic, cultural, and culinary communities. “PVDFest is the moment where we as a community celebrate[Read More…]
Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced a new tool for families to register to be notified when the 2023-2024 RI state Pre-K lottery officially opens. RI Pre-K, entering its 15th year, provides free, high-quality Pre-K education to 4-year-old children in 18 communities across Rhode Island. “We know there’s tremendous interest and demand[Read More…]
ACLU OF RI REPORT DETAILS “ALARMING” RATES OF SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS OF K-5 STUDENTS AND “EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH” SUSPENSION RATES OF STUDENTS BASED ON RACE AND DISABILITY From The Rhode Island Chapter of the ACLU: The ACLU of Rhode Island released a report today detailing the significant number of out-of-school suspensions meted out each year to Rhode Island public school elementary school students, including[Read More…]
Issuer & GO Ratings Move from Baaa1 to A3; Outlook Is Stable Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the City of Providence’s issuer rating from Baa1 to A3 and reported a stable financial outlook. This is the second consecutive rating increase this fiscal year. In November 2022, Fitch Ratings increased the City’s credit rating to[Read More…]
Equity review of annual state budget would highlight advances and areas of improvement Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies, Executive Director of The Economic Progress Institute (EPI), State Senators Jonathan Acosta (District 16) and Tiara Mack (District 4), State Representatives Terri Cortvriend (District 72) and Rebecca Kislak (District 4), and 32 community organization members of the Equity Impact Campaign released an equity review[Read More…]
RIDE partnering with 25+ local education agencies, education preparation programs, food service and transportation organizations to provide direct access to open positions Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education today announced that the agency will host a statewide, multi-day job fair in May at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick to promote and provide individuals in the job[Read More…]
Cranston Mayor Schedules Presser to Challenge City Council Chair … Retribution? or Good Governance? He’s baaaack! Although, truth be told, did he ever really go away? Now Former Woonsocket City Council Chair John Ward made good on his promise to stay involved in Woonsocket affairs … albeit as a private citizen, today, with the release of his formal objection to the “reclassification” of Woonsocket’s RISE Academy from Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. Citing,[Read More…]
In a scheduling move that has even the most cynical Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) observer shaking their head, the Agenda for the influential Council on Elementary & Secondary Education was posted on 5:20 this evening (Friday) to include a review of the controversial application to transition Woonsocket based RISE Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. The Hearing will[Read More…]
Sudan: One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach Investigations into Deliberate Aid Obstruction, War Crimes Needed As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the country’s brutal conflict between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), they should make clear that those responsible for ongoing atrocities and other[Read More…]
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