Progress Report: Working Class Missing from Electoral Politics; URI Prof. Critiques Brown Poll; Saturday Night Live
It’s little wonder that the United States and Rhode Island so often side with the wealthy when it comes to politics … after all, by and large that is who we elect to office, says Ian Donnis in an excellent essay looking at working class people in public office. About the Rhode Island State House, [...]
Corporate Agenda Behind Public Charter Schools
Alright, folks. If you needed more proof of the real agenda behind the big-box charter movement; if you still weren’t sold that it’s by and large not about the kids, but rather about the looting of public treasuries for the private gain of the one percent; if you still couldn’t bring yourself to believe that [...]
Progress Report: Saving a Failing Charter School; Baldelli-Hunt’s Fundraising Battle; Ciclline Manufacturing Plan
In its zeal to protect all things that could one day weaken Rhode Island’s working class, the Providence Journal argues that a failing charter school should be saved because “it would be wrong to put those special interests ahead of poor and minority students.” The Projo makes a fair argument, but its central logic could [...]
Progress Report: Celebrating Providence; Gist Wants to Close a Charter
Happy birthday, Providence Biltmore – the downtown landmark celebrates its 90th birthday tonight. Flo Jonic of RINPR marks the occasion with a great feature story, reporting, among other gems, “In the early years, the chef grew vegetables and raised roosting hens on the roof of the hotel so that celebrities like Benny Goodman could have [...]
Charter School Takes Issue with RI-CAN Report Cards
Not everyone is thrilled with RI-CAN’s new report cards on Rhode Island public schools. Most notably, The Learning Community, a Central Falls charter school that serves students from there, Providence and Pawtucket. “RI-CAN talks about putting kids and parents first, but their report card system seems to be primarily a public relations tool, not a [...]
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