To assist our members with the daunting task of “Medicare Planning”; we have aligned with the trusted team at Legacy Benefit Advisors (LBA). Their assistance is available at NO CHARGE, and they describe the folks that can benefit from attending as being in one of…
Pawt. School Committee Work Session, 4-26-16
PAWTUCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE WORK SESSION Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 6:30 PM School Administration Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room 286 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 Agenda I. Meeting will come to order a. Roll call b. Pledge of Allegiance…
Where we stand
A Reset We Need to Get Right By Randi Weingarten The day after President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in December, the American Federation of Teachers convened a telephone town hall about the new law. More than…
Pawtucket School Committee meetings, 4/11, 4/12, and 4/14
By Jason Marchetti MEETING OF THE PAWTUCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE-POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE April 11, 2016 at 1:00PM Pawtucket City School Administration Building 286 Main St, Pawtucket, RI 02860 Agenda I. Meeting will Come to Order A. Roll Call B. Pledge…
Friedrichs defeated by the Supreme Court
This morning the Supreme Court weighed in on the Friedrichs case. It issued a one-sentence opinion affirming by a 4-4 vote the decision of the Ninth Circuit upholding the Abood decision and our right to collect fair share fees under the First…
Smith Hill Report, 3-24-16
March 24, 2016 Guns in Schools The hallways of the Statehouse were pack on Tuesday, March 22nd as the House Judiciary Committee heard a number of bills related to guns. RIFTHP President Frank Flynn provided written testimony in support…