THE PROVIDENCE TEACHERS UNION on Friday approved a new three-year contract that includes scheduled raises and a lump sum payment for teachers in the district.
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Teachers Union is set to vote on a new collective bargaining agreement Friday evening. Negotiations between the union, the Providence Public School District and the state's Department of Education have been ongoing since March 2020, following the state takeover of the school district in 2019. The contract includes a 1.5% raise…