RI Prov Schools Takeover: No Superintendent, No Defined Role for School Board, No Discipline Change It is now nearly five months since the release of the Johns Hopkins report and three months since...

Motivating students to make the most out of 180 days this school year PROVIDENCE, RI—Superintendent Francis Gallo joins Mayor Elorza in announcing the launch of PVD180; a social media based...

NEW: State to Take Over Providence Schools on November 1 The state takeover of Providence schools is set to begin on November 1. Read More.     Diocese Recent Actions Against Retirees Is...

Today Commissioner Infante-Green issued her final reconstitution order of the Providence Public Schools. I believe that we all must take part in this transformational change. We live in the...

PC Alum Says College’s Concert Was Offensive As Rapper Repeatedly Used N-Word – UPDATED Prominent Providence College graduate Vincent Marzullo — who is the President of the American...

RI High School Sports—The Newest Stage for Politics and Bad Behavior Rhode Island’s high school sports league — the Interscholastic League — is becoming the newest stage Read More.    ...

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.    ...