AFT Applauds Senate Overhaul of NCLB

AFT’s Weingarten: “America’s students, educators and parents are counting on Congress to use the Senate bill as the basis for a law that President Obama will sign. If that is accomplished, the message is that Washington is serious about wanting to…

Important Education Legislation Moving Forward in RI

Provided by the Smith Hill Report, 6-23-15   Music Education Requirement (S0459A Picard, House Floor) (H5776A Morin, House Floor) The RIFTHP supports this act which would encourage all public secondary schools managed or controlled by the state to provide instruction…

Support Local Approval of Charter Schools

by local930   Within the next several days the RI Legislature will be acting on two bills which are important to our membership. Senate Bill S0087 Sub A and House Bill H5160 Sub A are bills that support local approval…