Tag: National Education Association Rhode Island
Foulkes takes lead over McKee in Q4 donations
Gov. Daniel J. McKee managed to persuade a pair of local unions to call off their planned pickets outside his fundraiser Monday night. But...
Will expanded Wavemaker keep teachers in R.I.?
When it was first launched in 2016, the Wavemaker Fellowship was designed to be an incentive to persuade new, highly trained college graduates working...
R.I. Foundation, Annenberg Institute create commission to assess state’s education funding...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation and the Annenberg Institute at Brown University are launching a new education committee to study, assess and make...
Coalition launches campaign against Constitutional Convention ballot question
PROVIDENCE – A coalition of residents and organizations have launched a campaign to reject a question on the state ballot in November calling for...
CCRI faculty members hold informational picket seeking contract negotiations
WARWICK – Faculty members with the Community College of Rhode Island on Jan. 22 held an informational picket across all its campuses, including at...
R.I. school ratings don’t add up
National Education Association Rhode Island Executive Director Mary K. Barden says rating a public school based on its weakest performance area doesn’t make sense.
She’s...
‘It’s a numbers game’: Teacher unions say R.I. star ratings paint...
PROVIDENCE – Purple Pride and commitment to students run deep at Classical High School, and the overall analysis by the R.I. Department of Education...
McKee wants Wavemaker fellowships to address state’s teacher shortage
It’s no secret Rhode Island doesn’t have enough teachers.
Which is why Gov. Daniel J. McKee wants to give student loan reimbursement to recent college...
NEA R.I. names Barden new executive director
CRANSTON – The National Education Association Rhode Island did not have to look too far to find a new executive director.
The labor union that...
R.I. Foundation unveils 10-year plan, $1M commitment to improve public education
PROVIDENCE – Within the last two years, Rhode Island has started making the long journey to repair the public education system in the state.
In...
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