“This new board has a deeply important job ahead: ushering in a successful return to local control and meaningfully improving student outcomes,” Council President Rachel Miller said in a statement.

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In a nutshell, the state is receptive to restoring local control as early as 2026, but only “provided the city is able to prepare accordingly,” said McKee. McKee was joined by RIDE ...

Mayor Brett Smiley said he plans to ask the General Assembly to raise the city's taxes above the 4% threshold.

The new half-elected, half-appointed school board is poised to elect a president. Mayor Brett Smiley has said he would like ...

Thursday night, the Providence City Council will vote to approve the five appointed members to the school board.

Get ready Providence - the next steps for a major tax hike are in motion. Homeowners in the city are poised to see an ...

PROVIDENCE – As the temperature ... Over the course of 24 hours, City Councilors Justin Roias and Miguel Sanchez led the effort to turn the council chamber into a volunteer-run resting site.

Five of the 10 of the school board members were appointed by Smiley, while the other five members were elected by Providence ...

The Council on Foreign Relations, an influential research organization founded in 1922, announced Monday that Raimondo will join the group as a distinguished fellow. While the organization is ...