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HOMEGROWN: Amelia Lopez, left, Southside Community Land Trust food access associate, and Appoline Alphonsine, a college intern, sort through vegetables harvested by the Providence nonprofit. SCLT recently received an $80,000 grant from the city that was not part of the $10 million racial reparation initiative. Some have complained that the city is moving too slow on deploying the $10 million equities program.
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What happened to Providence’s reparations initiative?

Cover Story
Jim Vincent threw himself into the work when he was appointed to the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission in early 2022 because he saw an...
BACKING CHARTERS: Janie Segui Rodriguez founded the nonprofit Stop the Wait RI to oppose legislation in 2021 that would have put a hold on opening new charter schools for three years. The legislation failed to pass. 
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Charter schools fight to grow as demand increases

Education
Most parents don’t want to gamble with their children’s education. But for some, to provide what they believe is the right choice for their...
FORMER PROVIDENCE Mayor Jorge O. Elorza has been appointed the CEO of Democrats for Education Reform, a national political advocacy organization, and its affiliate non-partisan think-tank Education Reform Now. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Former Providence mayor named CEO of Democrats for Education Reform

Education
PROVIDENCE – The city’s former mayor has landed a new job.  Jorge O. Elorza, who served eight years as Providence mayor, has been appointed the...
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