Tag: National Education Association of Rhode Island
RIF unveils policy framework to improve public education
PROVIDENCE – Adjusting the state’s funding formula to offer schools more money for low-income and multilingual students, creating a state fund to pay for...
NEA R.I. President Purtill to retire in December
CRANSTON – A longtime leader within Rhode Island’s largest labor union will call it a career at the end of the year.
The National Education...
NEA R.I. Executive Director Walsh to retire in August
CRANSTON – The executive director of Rhode Island’s largest labor union will call it a career just before next school year starts.
Robert A. Walsh,...
Is priority vaccine list overcrowded?
Educators and child care employees are poised to become a COVID-19 vaccination priority for Rhode Island, which raises a question for everyone else in...
Providence school district to go remote learning for 3 days before...
PROVIDENCE – The public schools district for the city on Tuesday announced that it will move all instruction online from Dec. 21 through Dec....
NEARI asks Raimondo to move all learning to remote through Jan....
CRANSTON – The National Education Association of Rhode Island announced Tuesday that its executive committee voted unanimously on Monday to call on Gov. Gina...
Judge denies Bristol-Warren teachers union’s plea to not reopen schools in...
PROVIDENCE – A R.I. Superior Court judge denied Friday the Bristol-Warren School Association’s request to prevent the Bristol-Warren Regional School District from reopening for...
Five Questions With: Patrick Crowley, National Education Association of Rhode Island...
1. Before COVID-19, what was the most pressing labor issue for teachers? It was the state takeover of Providence public schools and what that...
Neighborhood Health Plan of R.I. donates 400 gifts to schoolchildren
PROVIDENCE – Staffers from Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island purchased and helped distribute more than 400 gifts for underserved Providence schoolchildren during the...
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