1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (819+ words) More than a dozen residents told the Cumberland School Committee they oppose the draft redistricting map. The committee tabled a $4,950 invoice that would bring its transportation consultant back in person October 1. No boundary change was voted on; a redistricting vote…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (690+ words) The Jamestown Board of Canvassers certified five town council candidates for the November 3 ballot, accepted four provisional ballots, and pushed to get sample ballots printed before early voting starts October 14. Jamestown voters will see five town council candidates on the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (874+ words) Superintendent Thornton asked the Cumberland School Committee to hire an independent investigator to review a former non-tenured teacher's complaint and the district's non-renewal process. The committee instead voted 4-2 to ask the Attorney General's office first. Cumberland taxpayers may avoid a…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (326+ words) State auditors found 85% of sampled Woonsocket student withdrawal files lacked required documentation, meaning those students return to the graduation cohort as dropouts. Woonsocket High School's reported 88% graduation rate will fall after a state audit rejected most sampled out-of-state transfer records;…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (425+ words) A summer goal called for three extra joint budget meetings with the town council starting in September. Members now say two is more realistic — and new monthly financial reports may cut the number further. South Kingstown residents who followed last…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (674+ words) A parent living across from the site of Central Falls' new pre-K-8 school told the School Board on Sept. 8 that a proposed drop-off and parking plan could remove street parking and funnel traffic through an already congested route. Families and…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (432+ words) The committee approved its strategic plan and the superintendent's goals by voice vote, and heard that an air conditioning project could expand to about 11 classrooms. Little Compton families face new district targets on attendance and family engagement, expanded classroom air…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (535+ words) South Kingstown is moving busing for The Prout School and Monsignor Clarke School back to an in-district contractor on Sept. 14 after a summer attempt at regional state busing fell short of the district's service standard. Families of South Kingstown students…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (503+ words) A Central Falls School Board member repeatedly pressed the district's special education director on how one teacher can support students across five subjects in the new "unified" model set to reach the high school next fall. Central Falls families with…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (621+ words) A parent told the Chariho School Committee that police records he obtained describe at least six Ashaway Elementary students transported for psychiatric evaluations in one school year, and asked the committee to evaluate the school's leadership on outcomes. Ashaway Elementary…...