Students in more than a dozen districts across Rhode Island will return to the classroom for a full school day Friday after classes were canceled or dismissed early due to the lingering heat.
A community member and member of Providence Mayor-elect Brett Smiley’s transition team is calling the announcement of the closure of the city’s schools “racist,” ahead of a community meeting Wednesday night.
Allegations of “shadiness” and “sewing turmoil” are among the latest shots fired in the fight between Providence Public Schools and the Providence Teachers Union, as proposed school closures have led to barbs being levied by both sides of the fight.