Statement from City Council President Sabina Matos: Recently, we’ve learned more information about the deep systemic issues in our school department and how they are harming our ever-growing...

Sexual Misconduct at URI: School Blocks Release of List of Partygoers at President’s Home A GoLocal request under the RI Access to Public Records Act for a list of the attendees at the August party...

URI Defends ‘Academic Freedom’ of Professor Who Links Tom Brady With Rise of White Supremacists The University of Rhode Island is defending the “academic freedom” of Professor Kyle...

Providence Public School District, U.S. Dept. of Justice Ask that School District Be Released Early from Supported Employment and Day Services Settlement Unusual move follows independent report that...

Is Achievement First Part of the Solution for Ailing Providence Schools? The high performing — and often controversial — charter school Achievement First believes its model deserves Read More.  ...

Busing Issues Escalate in Barrington — Schoolyard Accident and Missing Monitor A mother in Barrington is questioning why a monitor was not present on a bus that her 5 and 7-year-old children were...

URI Investigating Sexual Misconduct Report, At Party at President’s House With Legislators The University of Rhode Island is investigating a report of sexual misconduct, at a party at President...

VIDEO: Commissioner Infante-Green Moves to Block Student & Parent Involvement in Providence Takeover In a hearing on Friday conducted by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) on a...

Wall Street Journal Charges That Elorza is “Holding the Children and Charter Schools Hostage” First, the Wall Street Journal editorial board dubbed Providence schools “An Education Horror...

PAID FOR NOT WORKING, COLLECTIVE-BARGAINING TAXPAYER RIPOFF #2: Providence Teacher Leaves of Absence     It is not difficult to understand that if our front-line public servants have incentive...

Barrels of Paint and Sealant Removed from Hope High – Other Issues Persist As School Begins A GoLocal story published on Saturday which unveiled that dozens of barrels of paint and sealant were...

Educational Freedom changes lives. How many Rhode Island families have been forced to move away? How many other American families have chosen not to make our state their home? Rhode Island students...

37 Days: Paid for Not Working in Providence Schools Collective-bargaining contracts provide a disincentive to teach Providence, RI –– The collective-bargaining agreement between the...

Should Providence Schools Ban Cellphones in Classrooms? 95% of teens have access to a smartphone, and 45% say they are online ‘almost constantly,’ according to Pew Read More.    ...

Senator Calls for “Dismantlement” of Achievement First in RI, Cites Abuse at Schools Democratic State Senator Sam Bell is calling for the dismantling of Achievement First’s management in...

SPECIAL REPORT: Providence Schools — Health Code Violations Inspections by the Rhode Island Department of Health of Providence Public Schools found rodent feces, broken freezers, Read More.  ...

Ed Commissioner Infante-Green Won’t Include Parents in Selection of New Providence Schools Head Angélica Infante-Green who had promised a new policy of transparency in working to fix the Providence...

Today, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza issued the below statement regarding the State Education Commissioner’s Proposal for Decision and Order for the Providence Public School District (PPSD). “As we...

Providence School Board Chair Decries Filthy Conditions at Schools After Visiting Buildings Providence School Board Chair Nick Hemond called out the conditions at least two Providence schools during...

We Know Some of the Costs of Upgrading the Providence Schools — The Numbers Are Petrifying Nearly all of the Providence schools are old, past life-cycle and broken down. The cost to make them just...