By Linda BorgJournal Staff Writer Sep 26, 2019 at 6:42 PM “It’s a loss to the whole labor movement,” said George Nee, president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO. “She had a fierce loyalty to her members but she was also a champion for public education because…
Thanks to Jake Steinfeld, former Slater School wood shop becomes ‘Don’t Quit’ fitness center
Pawtucket Times 24 Sep 2019 By JONATHAN BISSONNETTE jbissonnette@pawtuckettimes.com Jonathan Bissonnette photos/The Times Above, Jake Steinfeld cheers on Slater students as they exercise on the new equipment. Below, at right, Steinfeld discusses the ‘Don’t Quit’ fitness center, as Mayor Donald R.…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 7-26-19
Pops in the Park celebrates 20 years
from the Pawtucket Times By JONATHAN BISSONNETTE jbissonnette@pawtuckettimes.com Sep 4, 2019 PAWTUCKET – When the Rhode Island Philharmonic takes to the stage constructed inside Slater Park next month, just as they have for the past 20 years, their annual Pops…
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Teachers got their big moment during the third Democratic debate
from Vox.com Democratic candidates scrambled to talk about raising teachers salaries during the debate. By Ella Nilsenella.nilsen@vox.com Sep 12, 2019, 11:35pm EDT Teachers got their moment at the third Democratic debate when Democratic candidates rushed to defend public education and proposed…