Parents and educators have questions for Dr Fauci and Governor Raimondo
August 11, 2020

Parents and educators have questions for Dr Fauci and Governor Raimondo

Rhode Island is recommending distancing of 3-6 feet where possible. In a full return, classrooms will not...

Protesters object to Raimondo’s Crush COVID police
June 15, 2021

Protesters object to Raimondo’s Crush COVID police

“We want want the Governor to ‘Knock It Off.’ We don’t need COVID Cops.“ About thirty people...

Mattiello’s plan to increase rainy day funding is austerity economics… and Rhode Islanders will suffer
August 5, 2020

Mattiello’s plan to increase rainy day funding is austerity economics… and Rhode Islanders will suffer

“This rainy day is going to last more than a year and trying to pay it back...

David Casey: Science does not say what the governor would like it to say
August 4, 2020

David Casey: Science does not say what the governor would like it to say

“In point of fact, the science does not say what the governor would like it to say....

Groups press for funding for mental health staff for Rhode Island students
August 3, 2020

Groups press for funding for mental health staff for Rhode Island students

“A concerted effort in increasing the number of mental and behavioral support staff – and reducing or...

With a month to go before school starts in Cumberland, school bus company won’t negotiate contract in good faith, say workers
July 30, 2020

With a month to go before school starts in Cumberland, school bus company won’t negotiate contract in good faith, say workers

“We want to make sure we get them to school safely, that they’re protected and we’re protected,...

Elected officials and community groups out in support of ready to strike nursing home workers
July 31, 2020

Elected officials and community groups out in support of ready to strike nursing home workers

“The people who provide nursing care are engaged in holy work. But you would not know that...

Cynthia Mendes: Resume distance learning until the spread of COVID-19 has been stopped in all communities
July 29, 2020

Cynthia Mendes: Resume distance learning until the spread of COVID-19 has been stopped in all communities

“You know a good leader not by the decisions they make that affect the powerful, but by...

Car rally outside RIDE demands a safe return to school
July 28, 2020

Car rally outside RIDE demands a safe return to school

“What I know about my classroom is that social distancing is impossible, even from 6 feet, even...

Nursing home caregivers rally at State House for safe staffing and fair pay
July 23, 2020

Nursing home caregivers rally at State House for safe staffing and fair pay

“We have been fighting for safe staffing in our nursing homes for over a year, both through...

Groups challenge state vote-by-mail requirements that put voters at risk during COVID-19 pandemic
July 23, 2020

Groups challenge state vote-by-mail requirements that put voters at risk during COVID-19 pandemic

“No one should have to choose between their health and their right to vote,” said Common Cause...

As state budget hearings commence, Reclaim RI calls for divestment from carceral systems
July 22, 2020

As state budget hearings commence, Reclaim RI calls for divestment from carceral systems

“Providence public schools have been underfunded since they started serving mostly-Black and brown students. The buildings are...

A reflection on the state of domestic abuse and emergency needs in Rhode Island
July 22, 2020

A reflection on the state of domestic abuse and emergency needs in Rhode Island

“We urge the Rhode Island General Assembly to increase the Rhode Island Works cash assistance benefit. The...

Opening schools too soon will kill school bus drivers
July 22, 2020

Opening schools too soon will kill school bus drivers

“Drivers and monitors, many of whom are over the age of 60, will be trapped in confined...

RIDE quashes public participation during Zoom meeting
July 22, 2020

RIDE quashes public participation during Zoom meeting

Public participation is a feature, not a bug of our Democracy The Rhode Island Department of Education‘s...

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