The annual Blackstone Boulevard summer concert series — “In Concert With Nature” — held at the trolley hut kicks off today, Wednesday, June 19, with performances by the Classical High School Jazz Band and the Classical String Ensemble. More information about upcoming concerts at the Blackstone Park Conservancy. Rain dates are the following Wednesday; today …
(5.4) Head down to the Roots Café for the Get Smart! fundraiser, Join the Learning Community for an evening of classic cocktails, live music and a few smart surprises. Get your secret agent on with a night out in support of one of Rhode Island’s most innovative public schools. Hors d’oeuvres, a groovy cash bar …
The US News public high school rankings are back out, and again rate Rhode Island very highly — 6th in the country. The RI schools they like are a mix of charters and traditional publics, urban and suburban. The methodology is outlined here, though not in deep detail: 3. What methodology was used to identify …
From Matt: Coming on the heels of 200 Providence Headstart workers voting to join SEIU and 600 nurses at Kent Hospital voting to join UNAP, North Smithfield school bus drivers voted “Union Yes!” today by voting to join SEIU. The 34 school bus drivers and aides work for First Student, Inc. and serve the town …
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UPDATE: And, in this post’s first incarnation, I forgot to mention that while the average state funds about 60% of education — with the cities picking up the rest of the tab — in RI, the state only funds about 37%. Enough, enough, enough: Do ya think, that there’s a possibility, that educational performance might …
No more farts: ‘According to this week’s Fire Cracker school newsletter though, the joke’s on the boys as the penalty for “intentional farting” is now a detention. “Strange, but true, thanks to a bunch of 8th grade boys, intentional farting has been banned from CRMS,” the newsletter said. “It started out as a funny joke …
This project has taken a lot of toil to make happen, and was the focus of much of my efforts on the city council. Please join us as we reclaim this historic building (once on the Preservation Society’s “10 Most Endangered Buildings” list) for Fox Point. It’s at Ives and Wickenden Streets. Historic Fox Point …
Rules to live by: Distrust the Projo, and quote Spiro Agnew whenever possible. One should be skeptical of all these damn lists, but given the Projo’s obsession with RI’s rankings along any of a million metrics — especially when we turn up low — don’t you think that this should make the paper: US News …
There’s much ado these days in the CHARIHO (CHArlestown RIchmond HOpkinton) school district. The three towns once realized that they were stronger together than in isolation, and merged their school districts. But in order for a bond to pass – say, to build a new school – all three towns need to approve it individually. …