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Deborah Gist told me she hasn’t considered if she would accept a one year contract extension, but also that she isn’t ruling out signing something other than a three year agreement.
A one year deal would expire as the 2014 campaign begins to heat up, which could make Gist and the so-called education reform movement a central issue in the race for governor, as WPRI’s Dan McGowan reported.
Rhode Island State Council of Churches released a statement today regarding the Boy Scouts of America’s recent decision to allow openly gay scouts to join and participate in the organization:
Response to BSA Statement on Gender of Scouts and Leaders
The Rhode Island State Council of Churches applauds the direction taken by the Boy Scouts of America in welcoming openly gay scouts into its ranks. This change in policy moves the BSA in a more inclusive direction, offering their programs to youth without regard to sexual orientation.
We are, however, disappointed that this change did not remove the ban on gay leaders. In the spirit of our recent statement on Marriage Equality, the Council would support a policy that allows each sponsoring agency to make its own determination on the sexual orientation of leaders within their jurisdiction. This would provide adequate protection for those religious bodies that would prefer to maintain the current ban, but also allow others to express their religious convictions by appointing leaders who are gay.
The Rhode Island State Council of Churches has maintained a consistent relationship with the Narragansett Council since the RISCC’s founding in 1937 by providing and supervising the Protestant chaplain at Camp Yawgoog. “As a former scout and a current member of the Executive Board of the Narragansett Council, I am very pleased with the direction of this change in policy and will continue to work within Scouting to encourage a more inclusive policy regarding leadership,” stated the Executive Minister, the Rev. Dr. Don Anderson. Mr. Anderson went on to say that “The BSA can move to a more open policy regarding the sexual orientation of leadership without infringing on anyone’s religious convictions.”
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After numerous teachers, parents and activists criticized Deborah Gist to the state Board of Education for the heavy-handed ways in which she has brought the so-called education reform to Rhode Island, the embattled education commissioner told me she doesn’t consider herself a member of that movement.
Gist was trained by Michelle Rhee, who is the national face of this movement. She’s a Chiefs for Change board member, which the Washington Post calls the “national education reform leader.” She’s a also graduate of the conservative Broad Institute, where ed reformers often go to learn the trade. More importantly, her biggest efforts here in Rhode Island have aligned with the signature reforms of this movement across the country: more charter schools, high stakes tests and new and more rigid teacher accountability requirements.
Gist has also implemented the first ever statewide education funding formula, but it slowly phases in over decades. Urban districts – those most affected by her other reforms – have complained that the funding isn’t aligned with the reforms.
She also expressed what I took as genuine concern for the complaints that have been leveled against her by educators recently.
Next: I will post video from our conversation about what she is looking for in a contract extension from the state.
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