Tag: Rhode Island Federation Of Teachers And Health Professionals
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...
Is pension reform a ‘lose-lose’ proposition? State panel is going to...
Twelve years is a long time to harbor resentment.
Ask the 28,000 retirees in the state pension system, who are struggling to keep up with...
Some educators say McKee’s Learn 365 RI plan ‘unformed,’ needs more...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s plan to improve student outcomes, dubbed “Learn 365 RI,” places emphasis on year-round learning outside of regular school hours, but...
Charter school debate rekindled by legislation
Angelo Garcia’s plans to expand Segue Institute for Learning began the day after the school first opened 12 years ago.
Garcia, Segue’s founder and head...
Special election to decide fate of capital improvement projects
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s voters have been tasked with deciding whether the state will spend $642 million on seven proposed capital improvement projects.
The total...
Shortage of substitute teachers plagues some schools
Ashley Breault wasn’t sure what was happening those first few days of school in September.
For a week, her 5-year-old daughter Maria didn’t have a...
Endorsements still matter in R.I.
The value of the union endorsement may not be what it was in the 1950s, when union membership was stronger in Rhode Island and...
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