What’s Missing from the Commissioner’s PPSD Takeover Proposal
January 19, 2020

What’s Missing from the Commissioner’s PPSD Takeover Proposal

On August 8, 2019, Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green issued a “Proposal for Decision and...

Audrey Mead: They are us
January 19, 2020

Audrey Mead: They are us

“They are us.” The thought reverberated in my head as we walked past the 20-something couple that...

Barry Schiller: How would you spend $2.6B on Rhode Island transportation? Hearings coming this week!
January 19, 2020

Barry Schiller: How would you spend $2.6B on Rhode Island transportation? Hearings coming this week!

The $2.6B is about how much the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be spending in...

At Providence River Pedestrian Bridge opening, the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition demands funding restored to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects
January 19, 2020

At Providence River Pedestrian Bridge opening, the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition demands funding restored to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects

As Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and other political dignitaries prepared to officially...

ACLU calls on Providence school officials to immediately address “alarming” racial disparities in school discipline
January 19, 2020

ACLU calls on Providence school officials to immediately address “alarming” racial disparities in school discipline

Citing a “persistently disproportionate use of disciplinary action and suspensions against students of color,” the ACLU of...

Brown University: Teacher treatment of students factors into racial gap in school suspensions
January 19, 2020

Brown University: Teacher treatment of students factors into racial gap in school suspensions

An analysis led by Brown sociologist Jayanti Owens found that different treatment of black and white students...

A vigil for the recently housed Steve Sceeles, and a plea to do more for homelessness in Rhode Island
January 19, 2020

A vigil for the recently housed Steve Sceeles, and a plea to do more for homelessness in Rhode Island

Advocates lament a life cut short and the reality that so many of our fellow Rhode Islanders...

City Council Member Mary Kay Harris inviting Attorney General to help community replace the Board of John Hope Settlement House
January 19, 2020

City Council Member Mary Kay Harris inviting Attorney General to help community replace the Board of John Hope Settlement House

“As I speak tonight, my office is working to set up a community meeting, and I want...

Barry Schiller: What the legislature did (and didn’t) do about transportation
January 19, 2020

Barry Schiller: What the legislature did (and didn’t) do about transportation

Now that its so widely known that transportation is the sector that emits the most greenhouse gases, the legislature passed...

DARE invited to attend RI Housing Q&A session of developers interested in Barbara Jordan II
January 19, 2020

DARE invited to attend RI Housing Q&A session of developers interested in Barbara Jordan II

After protesting Rhode Island Housing‘s tour of Barbara Jordan II for developers, investors and contractors in the...

DARE protests RI Housing’s Barbara Jordan II tours for wealthy developers
January 19, 2020

DARE protests RI Housing’s Barbara Jordan II tours for wealthy developers

“Bad Developers beware! You’re dealing with DARE!” chanted DARE members. DARE confronts developers touring Barbara Jordan II...

Central Falls students protest funding cuts
January 19, 2020

Central Falls students protest funding cuts

Students, parents, teachers and community leaders gathered outside Central Falls High School on Wednesday to protest the...

Warwick students, parents rally at Warwick City Hall over funding cuts; More protests planned
January 19, 2020

Warwick students, parents rally at Warwick City Hall over funding cuts; More protests planned

In response to the funding cuts presented by the Warwick School Committee (which would eliminate the sports...

Providence students featured on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
January 19, 2020

Providence students featured on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Recent Providence schools graduates Aleita Cook and Ahmed Sesay held back laughs as The Daily Show correspondent...

Point in Time Count shows slight decrease in Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness
January 19, 2020

Point in Time Count shows slight decrease in Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness

But advocates warn that the count has “blind spots” and that thousands of Rhode Islanders experience homelessness...

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