PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A consultant’s assessment of where things stand five years into the state takeover of Providence Public Schools may be ready within weeks. In May, Massachusetts-based consulting firm SchoolWorks began the review of the school district, which has been under state control since 2019. R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green told Target 12 on Thursday … Read more
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — City councilors spent nearly two hours Wednesday in a closed-door meeting asking questions of Providence’s chief personnel officer, after reports the city staffer held a second part-time government job in Massachusetts. Paul Winspeare, Providence’s chief human resources officer, was under review last month after the city learned he was also employed as … Read more
By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent PROVIDENCE — The Diocese of Providence places the highest priority on protecting children and minors. For more than 20 years, members of the Diocesan Advisory Board for the Protection of Children and Young People have served in an advisory capacity, aiding the bishop in this crucial work.Kevin O’Brien, … Read more