Pawtucket School Committee Agenda 12/9

Regular Meeting of the Pawtucket School Committee Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 6:00 PM Jenks/JMW Complex for the Performing and Visual Arts Media Center 350 Division Street, Pawtucket RI 02860     Agenda   I Meeting will come to order…

Holiday Open House

Pawtucket Teachers’ Alliance Annual Holiday Open House Wednesday, December 17, 2014 — 3:00 pm-???   Alliance Headquarters 413 Central Avenue, Pawtucket Hors d’oeuvres, Wine, Beer, and Soda All Pawtucket Teachers’ Alliance Members and Retirees Are Welcome!

Engaging Hands and Minds

Engaging Hands and Minds By Randi Weingarten For six years during the 1990s, I taught social studies in Brooklyn, New York, at Clara Barton High School for Health Professionals, a career and technical education (CTE) school.   I remember thinking…

Re-envisioning Career and Technical Education

By AFT   Many trends abound in education, and the virtual disappearance of vocational education is one of them.   As our economy dramatically changed during the last several decades, wood-shop, welding, and metalworking all but vanished from high school…

Pawt. School Committee Meeting, Nov. 12th

Regular Meeting of the Pawtucket School Committee Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 6:00 PM Jenks/JMW Complex for the Performing and Visual Arts Media Center 350 Division Street, Pawtucket RI 02860   Agenda  Meeting will come to order a Roll call…

RIFTHP Endorsements 2014

The RIFTHP has endorsed several candidate for the 2014 midterm elections. They have not endorsed a candidate for the office of Governor.   Lt. Governor – Catherine Taylor Secretary of State – Nellie Gorbea General Treasurer – Seth Magaziner Attorney…