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Archambault February 7, 2012 – Providence Journal School partnership awarded $100,000 February 7, 2012 – WPRI Channel 12 Providence Schools Partnership February 2, 2012 – Providence Journal Existing teachers to get first shot under hiring plan February 1, 2012 – Boston Globe Providence seeks nomination for teaching award January 15, 2012 – WRNI Students give back on MLK Day January 14, 2012 – Boston Globe RI Group to paint school at MLK day of service January 11, 2012 – Providence Journal Don't give cash to impersonator school official says January 7, 2012 – Woonsocket Call RI seeks federal ed reform flexibility January 3, 2012 – Providence Journal Providence launches search for school superintendent January 1, 2012 – Boston Globe Providence moves up kindergarten registration December 27, 2011 – Providence Journal Gist approves city-union plan for school reform December 21, 2011 – Channel 12 School works to give students a Christmas December 18, 2011 – Providence Journal Central a winner in the character game December 16, 2011 – Boston Globe RI official says award will improve early learning December 12, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence high school wins accreditation December 6, 2011 – WRNI Commissioner Gist explains Race to the Top December 5, 2011 – WRNI Providence revives labor-management 'compact' December 3, 2011 – WPRI Supt. outlines school reform models December 2, 2011 – Providence Journal Late Providence woman's family to get her 1918 school medal December 2, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence Schools seek owner of 1918 reading medallion November 29, 2011 – GoLocalProv.com Mayor Taveras visits Achievement First School November 16, 2011 – Providence Journal Vaccinations for whooping cough offered at Providence middle school November 14, 2011 – WRNI Providence nears maximum for turnaround schools November 13, 2011 – Boston Globe Providence mayor to release education report November 03, 2011 – WRNI The Asa Messer Renaissance October 26, 2011 – Portsmouth Patch Assistant Superintendent to leave Portsmouth for Providence Schools October 20, 2011 – Providence Journal RI schools receive grant to support AP courses October 17, 2011 – Boston Globe Providence Mayor files bid for charter school October 8, 2011 – Providence Journal RI targets 7 failing schools for intervention October 7, 2011 – Boston Globe RI names 7 schools persistently lowest-achieving October 2, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence superintendent says new teacher hiring process is intact September 28, 2011 – Providence Journal School Board says it doesn't recognize signing of pact September 28, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence mayor's deficit plan just about on target September 24, 2011 – Providence Journal MLK school parents call for superintendent to add principal September 24, 2011 – Providence Journal An easing of sanctions September 23, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence schools devise 'zones' to engage parents September 21, 2011 – Boston Globe Providence creates 'parent zones' in every school September 20, 2011 – Brown Daily Herald City's students settle into new classrooms September 17, 2011 – GoLocalProv.com Hundreds of volunteers give middle schools new life September 13, 2011 – Providence Journal Reforming Education in Providence September 11, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence superintendent says all teachers will be working September 6, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence mayor reportedly ignored new school hiring policy September 5, 2011 – Houston Chronicle Educator aims to improve low-achieving school September 1, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence schools open with few glitches August 31, 2011 – WJAR Most Providence Schools open Wednesday August 23, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence School Board endorses mayoral academy August 10, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence teachers overwhelmingly ratify contract August 9, 2011 – Providence Journal Helping hands: Volunteers teach young children school basics August 9, 2011 – Providence Journal Officials worry over role of seniority in tentative Providence teachers' pact August 9, 2011 – GoLocalProv.com The most expensive teacher contracts August 6, 2011 – GoLocalProv.com BankRI helps send Hope High to Edinburgh Festival August 4, 2011 – GoLocalProv.com School closures save at least $7.7 million August 3, 2011 – GoLocalProv.com Former school official - Prov. teacher contract a 'blow' to ed reform August 3, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence teachers union, city agree on tentative contract August 3, 2011 – Providence Journal Teacher's aide arrested July 31, 2011 – Providence Journal Tougher teacher evaluations about to start July 24, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence's new interim school chief on the job July 22, 2011 – Providence Journal Taveras' deal derails school reform July 22, 2011 – Providence Journal Performing arts school could move into closed Messer building July 20, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence councilman criticizes measure curtailing board's power July 16, 2011 – Providence Journal Departing superintendent makes the rounds one last time July 14, 2011 – Providence Journal Elementary school's summer session helps families July 13, 2011 – WPRI (Channel 12) Providence residents debate school's future July 12, 2011 – Providence Journal School Board leader resigns July 11, 2011 – Providence Journal Summer school in Providence is now a hands-on experience July 7, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Tom Brady bids farewell July 7, 2011 – Providence Journal Rosa-Sosa nominated to serve on Providence School Board July 5, 2011 – Providence Journal Success, one principal at a time July 1, 2011 – Providence Journal Bill would strip power from Providence School Board June 29, 2011 – Providence Journal Veazie Street School celebrated: ‘We’re a great school, we do great things’ June 25, 2011 – Providence Journal A sad goodbye, with fond memories, for a neighborhood school in Providence June 24, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence teachers union challenges state over seniority June 24, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence teachers receive layoff notices June 17, 2011 – Providence Journal Lazzareschi, Thornton finalists for Cumberland, RI, school superintendent June 17, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence City Council OKs contract with Laborers' union June 16, 2011 – WPRI Channel 12 Prov's interim schools supt. announced June 16, 2011 – WJAR Channel 10 Providence names interim superintendent June 16, 2011 – Providence Journal Portsmouth superintendent appointed interim superintendent in Providence June 16, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Lusi to seek permanent Providence post June 15, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Susan Lusi steps in as temporary school head June 13, 2011 – Providence Journal Editorial: Putting students first June 12, 2011 – Providence Journal Valedictorians talk about jobs they'd never want June 10, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Providence to name temporary schools chief June 8, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence mayor creates school reform task force June 8, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence School Board member resigns, criticizes mayor June 8, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Broad grads come under scrutiny June 7, 2011 – Education Week Critics target growing army of Broad leaders June 7, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Providence teachers 'speed date' for jobs June 5, 2011 – Providence Journal 'They just broke the city' June 4, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence School Board disbands administrators union June 4, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence rally supports teachers, criticizes charter schools June 3, 2011 – Providence Journal Editorial: Support mayoral academies June 3, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence details early-retirement plan to cut costs June 2, 2011 – Providence Journal Teachers stage 'protest' to showcase their jobs May 29, 2011 – Providence Journal People's Power & Light marks anniversary May 28, 2011 – Providence Journal Junior ROTC students find hope in a uniform May 25, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence seeks concessions to close budget gap May 24, 2011 – Providence Journal Job fair for displaced teachers postponed to June 6-8 May 19, 2011 – ProJo Blog Providence holds annual Parent Conference Saturday May 15, 2011 – Providence Journal Baseball's alive and well in Providence public high schools May 14, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence will hold job fair for teachers at closing schools May 14, 2011 – Providence Journal Due process hearings planned for Providence teachers May 13, 2011 – Boston Globe Teachers say RI schools to be closed met goals May 12, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence School Board members say they struggled with closings May 12, 2011 – Providence Journal Duelling rallies show split in Providence over teachers firings May 11, 2011 – ABC6 Providence teachers rally at the RI State House May 11, 2011 – ProJo Blog Providence offers plan for schools' displaced students May 11, 2011 – Education Week Quality of summer school teachers targeted May 7, 2011 – Providence Journal Hope High teachers want appeal low-performing status May 7, 2011 – Providence Journal Teachers union sues district over dismissals May 6, 2011 – Providence Journal Students get unexpected boost on road to college May 5, 2011 – WPRI Channel 12 City Council calls for resignations May 4, 2011 – Providence Business News School Board rescinds termination letters for 75% May 4, 2011 – Providence Journal Swath of downtown Providence on 'Endangered' Properties List May 4, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence rehires three-quarters of its teachers May 4, 2011 – ProJo Blog Providence Mayor asks: Is firing, rehiring teachers legal? May 4, 2011 – Providence Journal Doubts raised on Taveras Providence budget May 4, 2011 – Providence Journal Writer: Toxic reform movement demonizes teachers May 3, 2011 – ABC6 Providence re-hires nearly 1,500 teachers April 29, 2011 – WPRI Channel 12 Prov. Supt. defends closures April 29, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Providence votes to close five schools April 29, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence Board votes to close five schools April 27, 2011 – GoLocalProv.com Targeted Providence Schools should close April 27, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence City Council panel urges cost-saving changes to teachers' contract April 26, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM West side parents discuss school closure April 26, 2011 – Providence Journal Protesters blast school closings April 25, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Taveras defends school closures April 25, 2011 – Providence Journal At Hope, recent gains now lost April 24, 2011 – Providence Journal Bridgham teachers present arguments April 19, 2011 – ProJo Blog Taveras nominates Oliveira for Providence School Board April 19, 2011 – Providence Journal Teacher seniority loses some of its clout April 19, 2011 – Providence Journal Remember West Broadway April 18, 2011 – Providence Journal Parents demand detailed account on schools April 17, 2011 – Providence Journal Volunteer effort has boosted reading scores April 13, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence Teachers Union goes to court to get settlement ratified April 12, 2011 – Providence Journal Bridgham Middle School parents fight closing April 8, 2011 – Providence Journal 53 Providence teachers to retire April 8, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence abandons separate labor-management group April 7, 2011 – Providence Journal Editorial: Superintendent Brady moves on April 7, 2011 – Providence Journal Parents, teachers at Flynn make case for keeping school April 6, 2011 – Providence Journal Students get feel of a real appeal March 31, 2011 – Providence Journal Schools seen needing stable vision March 30, 2011 – The Phoenix (Not 4 Nothing Blog) Replacing Brady March 30, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Gist: "Deeply concerned" on Providence schools "leadership gap" March 30, 2011 – Providence Journal Brady resigns as Providence Schools superintendent March 30, 2011 – Providence Journal 5 RI schools targeted for intervention March 28, 2011 – Providence Journal Editorial: Shuffling the schools March 25, 2011 – Providence Journal Mayor Taveras defends drastic school cuts March 24, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Most voters approve of Providence school closures March 24, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence residents band together to save school March 23, 2011 – Providence Journal Parents angry at Providence school closings March 23, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Public voices negative reaction to school closures March 22, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Community meetings to address Providence school closures March 22, 2011 – Providence Journal Students think outside the lunchbox March 18, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence parents express school concerns at forum March 18, 2011 – Providence Journal School choice may be limited March 18, 2011 – Providence Journal Parents from Providence West End plea for good schools March 16, 2011 – Syracuse.com Syracuse school board likes Sharon Contreras' management approach March 16, 2011 – Brown Daily Herald Community reacts to closing of four elementary schools March 16, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence schools may end ties with administrators union March 15, 2011 – Providence Journal Four Providence elementary schools marked for closing March 15, 2011 – Providence Journal Teachers, parents upset by Providence school closings March 13, 2011 – Providence Journal RI school aid formula discussed at forum March 12, 2011 – Providence Journal Gist: Budget woes legal reason to terminate teachers March 8, 2011 – Providence Journal Teacher dismissals would end costly substitutes March 7, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM Providence school closure savings fall short March 7, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM New RI education formula is a go, Chafee will say March 7, 2011 – Providence Journal New school funding formula anxiously awaited March 6, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence residents speak out on plan to fire teachers, shut schools March 3, 2011 – Providence Journal Mayor's aide: Crisis demands action March 3, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence faces enormous deficit March 3, 2011 – Providence Journal Teachers blast mayor; city millions in the red March 2, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence mayor says teacher firings best route for city March 2, 2011 – Providence Journal School closings timeline March 1, 2011 – Providence Journal Union proposes option to firings February 26, 2011 – Providence Journal Teacher dismissals seen as blow to seniority system February 25, 2011 – Providence Journal Board votes to dismiss all Providence teachers February 24, 2011 – Providence Journal Mayor sees fewer schools, teachers February 23, 2011 – Providence Journal Teachers warned of possible layoffs February 23, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence's non-union workers must take payless day off February 21, 2011 – Providence Journal Electronic tablets break down educational barriers in RI schools February 18, 2011 – Providence Journal High school dropouts big drain on budgets in state's most troubled communities February 18, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence councilor, teacher union at odds February 17, 2011 – PR Newswire Providence School District Uses iPads and Teachscape's 'Classroom Walkthrough' February 15, 2011 – Wall Street Journal At School-Labor Summit, District Seek Accord February 15, 2011 – Providence Journal Educators at seminar to learn labor-management cooperation February 15, 2011 – Providence Journal What would you wish for in a teacher contract? February 15, 2011 – GoLocalProv.com Top 25 highest paid school employees February 11, 2011 – Providence Journal Taveras hires liaison to Providence Schools February 10, 2011 – Providence Journal Math scores jump at some Providence elementary schools February 10, 2011 – Providence Journal Providence council panel to offer 'wish list' to teachers contract negotiators February 6, 2011 – Providence Journal RI students take part in robotics competition February 3, 2011 – Providence Phoenix Agents of Change February 3, 2011 – Providence Journal Gist sees urgency in turnaround plans January 30, 2011 – Providence Journal Students thank mayor for listening to their plight January 28, 2011 – WRNI 1290AM A view from the schools January 27, 2011 – Providence Journal Hope High case goes to RI Supreme Court January 26, 2011 – Providence Journal Students say diploma plan unfair January 26, 2011 – Providence Journal Snow days eating away summer break January 6, 2011 – Providence Journal Classroom breakfast a boost January 4, 2011 – Providence Journal Taveras becomes Providence's first latino mayor January 2, 2011 – Providence Journal 11 People to Watch in 2011: Tom Brady January 2, 2011 – Providence Journal 11 People to Watch in 2011: Steve Smith December 26, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence student finds his calling December 20, 2010 – Providence Journal Arrests continue steady decline at city schools December 17, 2010 – Providence Journal Threat of violence forces postponement of high school basketball game December 15, 2010 – Providence Phoenix Not Waiting for Superman December 14, 2010 – Providence Journal Two more Providence high schools win NEASC accreditation December 3, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence schools try to curb chronic absenteeism December 3, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence teachers "can go five or six years without an evaluation" November 14, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence high schools can now do block scheduling, with restrictions November 13, 2010 – Providence Journal Lyle appointed 'special visitor' to Hope High School November 12, 2010 – WPRI Channel 12 Young students get anti-bullying lesson November 8, 2010 – Providence Journal Partnership rewrites rules to save 4 failing Providence schools November 1, 2010 – Providence Journal Education Commissioner Gist to appoint special visitor for Hope High School October 29, 2010 – Providence Journal Effor to improve Providence Schools developed from bottom up October 14, 2010 – Providence Journal Hours-long commute for Providence students bused to charter school October 4, 2010 – Providence Journal $19 million committed to reopening West Broadway Elementary September 18, 2010 – Providence Journal Hope High School students critical of new class scheduling September 22, 2010 – Brown Daily Herald Prov. schools get 3rd round of grants September 18, 2010 – Providence Journal Mount Pleasant High School tries new approach to guidance September 17, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence Schools appeal a ruling by the commissioner of education September 16, 2010 – WRNI 1290AM Hope students want state to enforce schedule ruling September 16, 2010 – Providence Journal School year gets off to smart start September 14, 2010 – WRNI 1290AM State Rules on Hope High School schedule September 13, 2010 – Providence Journal New high school graduation requirements test students and their schools September 6, 2010 – RI Monthly Head of the class September 2, 2010 – Providence Journal New year, new turnaround effort for Roger Williams Middle School September 1, 2010 – Channel 10 City schools get special visitor September 1, 2010 – Channel 12 Schools begin new year with high hopes August 30, 2010 – Providence Journal Roger Williams' new principal plans to have impact August 20, 2010 – Providence Journal Bridgham Middle School one of five schools to get new teachers lounge August 9, 2010 – Providence Journal School to stay open on Jewish 'High Holidays' August 7, 2010 – Providence Journal RI delegation to make Race to the Top pitch in Washington August 3, 2010 – Providence Journal Contreras named to team defending state Race to the Top application July 31, 2010 – Providence Journal RI Teens get a chance this summer to explore high-tech trades July 26, 2010 – Providence Journal Seniority out, right fit in for Providence teachers seeking to fill openings July 18, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence hires principal to run two high schools July 14, 2010 – Providence Journal School official defends Hope plan July 7, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence's Bailey Elementary School combines education, community outreach July 7, 2010 – Providence Journal Supt. Brady to attend national union meeting June 29, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence School Board appoints 5 new principals June 29, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence students still struggling with math June 25, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence Career & Technical Academy marks its first year June 23, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence Schools say they can't afford labor contracts June 21, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence's Perry Middle School already feels ghostly June 10, 2010 – Providence Journal Traditional high school schedule a step back to the future June 10, 2010 – Providence Journal Determined to realize his dream of college June 6, 2010 – Providence Journal Hope High might have a leg up on standardization May 31, 2010 – Providence Journal Nathan Bishop lives up to promise May 29, 2010 – Providence Journal Parents at Providence's Gregorian Elementary school concerned about pollution from Route 195 May 26, 2010 – Providence Journal After $35 million renovation, Providence middle school is wireless, green and smart May 26, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence school superintendent meets with students, teachers over class schedule change May 25, 2010 – Providence Journal Teachers at Hope High School in Providence echo students' objections to changes May 21, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence students get lesson in historic preservation May 19, 2010 – Providence Journal Students who walked out of Providence's Hope High to be punished May 17, 2010 – Providence Journal This kid won't stop reading May 16, 2010 – Providence Journal Califano addresses parents on raising drug-free kids May 16, 2010 – Providence Journal Standardized testing can misrepresent a school's true quality May 14, 2010 – Providence Journal In Providence, Hope High School students walk out to protest changes to scheduling April 28, 2010 – Providence Journal Classical student wins national poetry recitation contest April 28, 2010 – Providence Journal Board votes to shutter Perry, Feinstein schools April 27, 2010 – WJAR Channel 10 Two Schools will close April 27, 2010 – Providence Journal Hope High changes debated April 26, 2010 – Providence Journal Slowly, Brown starts fulfilling its vow of atonement *Correction April 22, 2010 – Providence Journal Middle school students take their Earth Day song to Washington April 22, 2010 – Providence Journal Gilbert Stuart Middle School rappers going to D.C. April 22, 2010 – WRNI 1290AM RI prepares for round two of Race to the Top April 19, 2010 – WJAR Channel 10 Varsity Life: Nutrition April 16, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence council OKs resolution to halt school closings April 15, 2010 – Providence Journal AFT president lauds RI's labor/management collaboration April 14, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence Schools seek hike of 5 pct. in budget April 13, 2010 – Providence Journal Students, parents petition Providence School Board to continue Hope's innovations April 6, 2010 – Providence Journal These kids enjoy an award-winning breakfast April 6, 2010 – Providence Journal Pleas go out to save Perry Middle School April 5, 2010 – Providence Business News Union seen as partner in Providence schools overhaul April 4, 2010 – Providence Journal If a school closes, how do you measure the value lost? April 2, 2010 – Providence Journal Gist approves plan for Providence Schools March 28, 2010 – Providence Journal Lawmakers, parents want voice in decision on Feinstein school March 28, 2010 – Providence Journal Students at Hope organize to keep improvements March 26, 2010 – Providence Journal Future of Federal Hill, West End schools subject of forum March 26, 2010 – Providence Journal More than 2 dozen students from Haiti enroll in RI schools March 17, 2010 – Providence Journal RI delegation heads to Washington to seek education funds March 15, 2010 – WRNI Channel 12 Students donate big money to Haiti March 15, 2010 – Providence Journal Teachers: Wrong to Shutter Perry Middle School March 13, 2010 – Providence Journal RI educators to make Race to Top presentation in Washington March 13, 2010 – Providence Journal Learning to work together March 9, 2010 – WRNI 1290AM Providence picks collaborative school reform plan March 9, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence proposing school changes that include teacher participation March 9, 2010 – Providence Journal Perry, Feinstein schools to close in Providence February 28, 2010- Providence Journal More collaboration than conflict in Providence over education February 27, 2010 – Providence Journal Providence teachers face job uncertainty February 26, 2010 – Providence Journal R.I. school financing plan would create 'winners and losers' February 24, 2010 – Providence Journal Supt. asks for input on troubled schools February 24, 2010 – Providence Journal Only 179 to receive layoff notices February 23, 2010 – Providence Journal Brady to delay closing of two elementary schools February 23, 2010 – Providence Journal Parents are scarce at meeting to improve education system February 6, 2010 – Providence Journal Council approves 3 for Providence School Board February 4, 2010 – Providence Journal In Providence, elementary pupils posting great gains February 3, 2010 – Providence Journal Chef Walter’s new venture

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