“The membership is angry that the Cranston School Committee has used the threat of privatization as a bargaining ploy," the union president said.
The statement follows Friday's filing by the union of a claim of unfair labor practices with the state labor relation's board on behalf of teacher's assistants.
The first 25 participants in a family learning program at Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island celebrated their joint accomplishments in the classroom, home and community in a graduation ceremony June 12.
Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts honored Rhode Island’s exemplary high school seniors on May 19, 2014 in the State Room of the Rhode Island State House as part of the Lieutenant Governor’s Leadership Awards Program.
Council passes resolution calling for a ballot question asking voters to approve 10-year term limits for School Committee members.
She's also the valedictorian for the class of 2014 at Bay View Academy.
Three high school students in Cranston were recognized for showing leadership and making positive differences in their schools and communities on Monday at a State House ceremony.
More than 3,000 undergraduates received their degrees at the University of Rhode Island's 128th commencement ceremony on Sunday. Here are some sights and sounds.
In his commencement address, President Ray Di Pasquale told the graduating class to be proud that they are now a part of more than 62,000 CCRI alumni and encouraged them to share the importance of education with others.
Both were recipients of the 2014 Secretary of State's Civic Leadership Award.
A letter from the Cranston High School West senior class president.
No more free pass for seniors in Cranston.
In a vote, NEARI delegates voted to take a stand against NECAP testing and issues relating to the Common Core curriculum.
School officials presented plans to the City Council's Finance Committee last night.
The legislation would fully fund all-day kindergarten for the 13 school districts in Rhode Island without full-day K beginning in the fall of 2015.
The newly-formed Cranston High School West Falcon Alumni Association is reaching out to graduates.
Bio, the daughter of Richard Bio of Cranston, is a 2007 graduate of the Prout School in Wakefield and got her bachelor's degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2011.
The contest is now open to more students from each school. Winner gets honor of their art hanging in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
Get out of the house, kids!
Support music and art education for Cranston kids while you get your laugh on.
The latest state assessments show improvement in test results and graduation rates, though many seniors are in danger of not meeting graduation requirements.
One Massachusetts high school gave it a try.
The budget calls for an increase of $6.3 million, or 4.62 percent, over last year.
Hopes for the start of all-day kindergarten in Cranston next year have dimmed.
The library was picked by Sisters in Crime, an organization of women crime writers, for a no-strings-attached grant.
The task now is to replace the district's aging bus fleet.
But officials are mum on details.
Vote for one of 5 pairs of local high schools in the national competition.