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What’s up with the Providence charter push; why RI schools lack warmth; how pervasive is progressive destruction; and how an island is like policy knowledge.
West Warwick for all; the essence of education reform; declines in people births; declines in business births; the easy street to dependency.
Ted Nesi’s heralding of union organizers as “smart” captains of their political teams gives context for considering Rhode Island’s deep, deep problems.
The executive branch of the United States government seems to be distancing itself from the nation’s philosophically founding documents.
Being right about district 1 messaging; PolitiFact prepares for the election; what’s a charter; being right about quantitative easing, First Amendment; and Bob Dylan says what he means.
Chicago teacher strike exposes communities’ strategies for working around government.
Rhode Island’s regular public school districts are losing enrollment as a percentage of population under 18. The Current explores how each city and town is faring.
Justin sets up camp to write live from the RI House’s discussion of the budget.
Justin writes live from the RI Senate Committee on Finance, including Central Falls retirees and a path to MERS.
Justin liveblogs from a Tiverton School Committee that promises controversy over tactics used while advocating for particular budgets.
Liveblogging from the Senate floor session and House Finance Committee.
Justin writes live and extemporaneously from the Senate Finance Committee hearing on Gov. Chafee’s municipal relief package of legislation.
Justin writes live from a contentious Central Coventry Fire District annual meeting in Coventry.
Observing some points in the national education debate, Justin suggests a shift in how we align funding with measures of success.
Apathy in Central Falls leads Justin to further questions about the long-term wisdom of bailouts and receiverships.
Justin writes live and extemporaneously from the House Committee on Labor, addressing teacher layoff notifications, right-to-work for teachers, city/town council approval of school labor contracts, and others.
Even with the direct comparison of Chelsea, MA, with Central Falls, Justin finds that Rhode Island learns the wrong lesson.
The Star Kids Program, in the East Bay, helps the children that Rhode Island might otherwise leave behind to close the graduation gap.
The education gap and Rhode Island’s economic difficulties converge in such a way as to suggest school choice and a diversification of opportunities for schooling.