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1019ballot1 — IN NEED OF REPAIR: One of the local communities with a school-facilities repair bond on its ballot in the Nov. 6 election is North Kingstown. If passed, the $27 million bond would resurface the track at the high school, among other projects. Standing in front of the track are North Kingstown Athletic Director Dick Fossa, left, and /Superintendent Philip Auger./ PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Will 2018 be the year Rhode Island voters take a stand on the condition of public schools?

By Emily Gowdey-Backus

10/19/2018

“Embarrassing,” is how R.I. Department of Education Commissioner Ken Wagner described the state of local public elementary, middle and high schools. “When I visit a school, I’m embarrassed we have kids legally required to go there every day,” he said. Wagner, however, along with Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and a host of other supporters of…

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