Washington Post: Deborah Gist, Jeb Bush and ALEC
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist has sought several reform-oriented grants through a group closely connected with ALEC, according to the Washington Post. The Post reported Wednesday on the connection between Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change, a conservative education group of which Gist is a member, and the Foundation for Excellence in Education, which has [...]
Progress Report: Gemmapalooza
One way or another, today’s Gemmapalooza press event will indeed be “game-changing.” While it remains to be seen how it will affect the CD1 Democratic primary, it will certainly have enduring effects on Anthony Gemma’s political career and public persona. Here’s what we know about what will happen: The Projo reports that Gemma has indeed [...]
RI Progress Report: Gemma, GOP visits and Gist
As Anthony Gemma prepares to ramp up his primary campaign against David Cicilline, election experts handicap his path to victory. We’d like to know why Democrats should vote for an abortion-deploring, trickle down economist? Answer: they shouldn’t. We’d prefer Gemma run as a independent as we’re not really sure what it is that makes him [...]
Minority Students as Pawns in War on Public Schools
Earlier this year, the “nonpartisan” (*cough*) Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity (RICFP) released a report, “Closing the Gap: How Hispanic Students in Florida Closed the Gap with All Rhode Island Students,” which purported to explain “in some detail why Florida’s reforms, while benefiting all students, have been especially beneficial to disadvantaged students.” I [...]
Progressive Education in Providence?
Good news via the mayor’s Web site: The Coalition of Essential Schools (CES), founded 25 years ago by renowned educator Theodore R. Sizer, is moving into its new offices on 325 Public Street, co-located with Big Picture Learning at the Met School’s Public Street campus in South Providence. “The Coalition of Essential Schools is a [...]
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