In recent weeks, Providence Mayor Cicilline has introduced plans for tax hikes and cuts to the school department. Superintendent Donnie Evans says: “The School Department’s down to the point where it’s impossible to cut the budget without cutting essential programs.” Yet according to the Providence Public School Department’s own employee directory published on […]
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Providence District Administration Has No Fat?
Published by July 19th, 2007 in Providence. 3 CommentsLessons from Oakland
Published by July 18th, 2007 in Charter Schools, School Choice and Urban Schools. 4 CommentsToday NPR had an interview the President of the Oakland, California School Board, David Kakishiba. Like Providence and other Rhode Island urban districts, Oakland suffers from decades of failure and low achievement, disproportionately affecting low income children of color. Unlike Rhode Island, however, California has no ban on public charter schools, and as […]
PPS Fighting Plan for New Providence School Buildings
Published by July 9th, 2007 in Uncategorized. 1 CommentThe Projo just published an article about the Providence Preservation Society’s effort to challenge Providence’s plan, advocated by Mayor Cicilline, that would spend nearly $1 billion to construct new school buildings. PPS is concerned with the preservation of historic buildings, and would prefer to see historic school buildings saved if possible. They argue […]
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