By Thomas Friedman What is there left to say about the terrible murder of moderate Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and its aftermath? Only one thing, and I have said it before, but I feel it even more strongly now:…
Pawtucket School Committee Meeting, 10-25-18
PAWTUCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE WORK SESSION Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 6:30 PM School Administration Building 286 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 Agenda I. Meeting will come to order a. Roll call b. Pledge of Allegiance II.…
RIC Faculty Paid 30% Less Than URI Faculty
Rhode Island College faculty are paid 30 percent less than their peers at the state’s larger university, and RIC students have no access to the free college program offered at the state’s community college. So faculty union members are bargaining for…
Education Is on the Ballot This November
By Jessica Yin of the Center for American Progress With one month left before the midterm elections, voters have a lot of big decisions to make as they prepare to choose between candidates running for local, state, and national…
RIC Faculty Protest for Higher Pay
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Two dozen professors staged an informational picket at the front gates of Rhode Island College Thursday, saying that they are underpaid and that the institution is underfunded compared to Rhode Island’s other two public colleges. “It’s time…
Teacher shortage spreads throughout the U.S.
Read the second of a two-part story on teacher shortages in America.