Tag: Providence Teachers Union
Providence schools tentatively reach new 3-year contract with teachers union
PROVIDENCE – A new three-year tentative collective bargaining agreement has been reached between the Providence Teachers Union and the city’s public school district, school...
Providence teachers feel Smiley’s turnaround plan lacks clarity
PROVIDENCE – Even though the Providence Teachers Union welcomes the city reclaiming the Providence Public School District from state intervention, teachers feel Mayor Brett...
Nonbinary Providence teachers fight to keep their jobs. They have some...
Brandi Tucker teaches fifth graders on the third floor at Webster Avenue Elementary School in Providence. Sam Wallace works as a librarian at DelSesto...
Five Questions With: Maribeth Calabro
Maribeth Calabro
President, Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals
Past president, Providence Teachers Union
1. What do you hope to accomplish in your new...
Calabro elected next president of Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and...
PROVIDENCE – Maribeth Calabro has been elected president of the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals, the union announced Monday.
RIFTHP held its...
Over 330 PPSD teachers receive displacement notices; layoffs not on table...
PROVIDENCE – More than 330 teachers in the Providence Public School District recently received displacement notices, which means the affected faculty members will need...
‘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...
New Providence teachers contract includes pay raises, extended school days
PROVIDENCE – Late Thursday, a new contract agreement was reached between the Providence Teachers Union and the Providence Public School District, which includes pay...
Providence’s Feinstein Elementary, Lauro Elementary to close next year
PROVIDENCE – Alan Shawn Feinstein Elementary School at Broad Street and Carl G. Lauro Elementary School were identified late Tuesday as the two city...
Providence school district: Two ‘crumbling’ school buildings will close next year
PROVIDENCE – Two “crumbling” schools within the Providence Public School District will close next year as part of a plan to increase the number...



















