Providence Ranked in Bottom 5 for Job Creation
You hate to see it, but Providence is really struggling to hire. I am sure Mayor Angel Taveras is doing all he can to put us on the road to job creation, but it’s not easy when his own city is so financially strapped. Full article: Oklahoma City Leads Large Cities in Job Creation.
Providence and the Non-profits
Reblogged from On Politics: Once again, Providence politicians are looking to the city’s private colleges for money to help shore up the city’s poor finances. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says these non-profit institutions shouldn’t be seen as cash cows for the city. There has been more rhetoric than reality in the latest dispute [...]
Reading My Tea Leaves About Achievement First
If I had to call it, my call at this point would be that the Board of Regents will vote to approve one, and only one, Achievement First School to start up in Providence. I have followed this issue closely for the past year, though I am by no means an insider to the process. [...]
Petition Chafee to Say No to Achievement First
There are many reasons why I believe Achievement First is not the answer to our social and educational problems in Rhode Island. I’ll let the petition speak for itself: Go here to read and sign.
Statement from Mayor Taveras on Occupy Providence
This statement clarifies that the Mayor is not planning to go forward with any kind of police action to remove the Occupy movement from Burnside Park. Here is the statement in full: All citizens have a right to have their voices heard, and I, like the Occupy movement, am concerned about the causes and impacts [...]
Occupy Providence to Be Evicted Sunday Evening, October 30, 2011
A notice has been given to Occupy Providence members and has been posted around Burnside Park: they have 72 hours to vacate or they will be evicted. Given that so many other groups have expressed solidarity with the Occupy movement, it is unclear how this is going to play out. My hope is that it [...]
Interviews with Parents from Achievement First New York
There are two of these. This first one is very good. There is some unfortunate noise in the background for the first 10 minutes or so, but you can still hear the parent, and what she has to say confirms a lot of my suspicions about the way corporate-run charter schools with extreme disciplinary policies [...]
Cinematic History
His Take on Her World Premier Sunday, October 9 · 2:30pm – 4:00pm Location Cable Car Cinema and Cafe 204 South Main Street Providence, RI Created By John Spencer DeVault Starring Ninjanurse and some other people. Don’t miss it, and don’t blink during the hospital scene or you may miss the performance that will rock [...]
RICLAPP hosts Third Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser
Hear ye, hear ye! The Rhode Island Center for Law and Public Policy (of which I am a board member and treasurer) is having its Third Anniversary Fundraiser and Celebration on Thursday, March 24, 2011 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. The party will take place at Waterplace Restaurant, One Finance Way, Providence. There will [...]
We Can’t Fire Poverty….
This quote from Diane Ravitch helps frame the issues we are facing in Rhode Island as we all await the announcements of school closures in Providence, and hopefully start repairing the damage done by the mass firing letters. This comes from a statement Ravitch made about the firings of the teachers in Central Falls last [...]
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