Cranston Schools: Cranston Citizens Better Start Paying Attention
A discussion was started on Facebook by Don Botts regarding the School Department’s Budget proposal last week. Â Don’s “open letter” has created a lot of discussion and debate between residents and elected officials, something that I know everyone at Kmareka loves. Â Thank you to Don for getting the ball rolling on this one! Â Cranston [...]
Resolutions to Find Alternative Funding for Cranston Schools
Andrea Iannazzi is sponsoring two new School Committee resolutions (now co-sponsored by School Committee Chair Mike Traficante) to find alternative funding for the EPIC program and middle school sports. She is looking for parent volunteers for the Middle School Sports Committee. If you are interested, please contact Andrea at 935-2411 or at andreaiannazzi@msn.com. Sponsored by [...]
Budget Crisis Meetings for Cranston Schools
This message comes from our school committee chairman, Michael A. Traficante, and the school committee clerk, Andrea Iannazzi. Some have probably already received it from their PTO listserv, but in case you missed it: Due to the school department’s budget crisis, the members of the Cranston School Committee and school administration have set aside two [...]
Please Don’t Cut Enrichment in Cranston
It has come to my attention via the Eden Park Elementary listserv that the school committee is considering eliminating EPIC (Enrichment Program in Cranston) in order to deal with the budget deficit for the schools. As a parent and taxpayer, I urge the school committee not to eliminate this program. It’s important to remember that [...]
Advocacy for Gifted Education in Rhode Island
Following up on our posts regarding education for gifted students, I learned about RIAGE, Rhode Island Advocates for Gifted Education. They have a website at www.riage.org which has news articles, a discussion forum, and information about programs. I encourage people interested in supporting gifted and talented education in Rhode Island to check out their website [...]
How NCLB is Robbing Our Most Talented Students
This editorial from The Washington Post highlights concerns raised in an earlier post about the consequences of the No Child Left Behind Act. The Washington Post piece suggests that our best learners are not getting cultivated in the public schools, creating a snowball effect of talented students moving toward private education. From WaPo: [...] Perhaps [...]
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