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The parents group Stop the Wait RI, which has been working to preserve the 5,800 new public charter school seats that were approved last December by the Rhode Island Board of Education, is furthering the fight.  The battle has been ongoing at the General Assembly all session. It pits a group of hundreds of primarily Black and Latino parents against a number of powerful state legislators with close ties to the teachers unions in Rhode Island.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLO...

Holidays. I spend plenty of time thinking, plotting and reminiscing about them. While my small family hasnt felt sure enough to take the plunge for an overseas jaunt yet when rules allow, we have booked five UK trips in the days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined plans to end the full lockdown.  Essentially, self-contained holiday lets have been good to go since 12 April, and all other accommodation from 17 May. Last weekend, we stayed in a delightful cottage in Camber, five minutes f...

Ryan Pearson April 23, 2021 - 6:26 AM LOS ANGELES - Shock G, who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for 70s funk as leader of the off-kilter Bay Area hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died. He was 57. Nzazi Malonga, a longtime friend who served as head of security and helped manage the group, said the rapper-producer was found unresponsive Thursday in a hotel room in Tampa, Florida. Malonga said the performer, born Greg Jacobs, had struggled with drug add...

Ryan Pearson April 22, 2021Updated: April 22, 2021, 11:33 pm Rapper Shock G of Digital Underground performs at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis in July 1990. Photo: Raymond Boyd, Getty Images Shock G, who blended whimsical wordplay with reverence for ’70s funk as leader of the Bay Area hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died. He was 57. Nzazi Malonga, a longtime friend who served as head of security and helped manage the group, said the rapper-producer was found unresponsi...

RIPEC floats an interesting idea for improving school funding Statewide student spending total is $18,079 per pupil. Woonsocket and Pawtucket are spending far less on their students. By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated April 14, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend LEADING OFF Happy Wednesday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guide to everything happening in the Ocean State. I’m Dan McGowan and how am I just learning now that there’s a new “Mighty Ducks” show on Disney+? Fol...

State Senator Ryan Pearson Senator Ryan Pearson, Chair of the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee, has again proposed legislation targeting public charter schools -- legislation that he says will benefit students and families and an overwhelming number of critics say the bill is anti-students, and anti-high performance. Pearson has come under criticism for his repeated efforts to block and cut public charter schools. Pearson who proclaims to be the leading expert on public education admitted ...

‘Nothing less than a giant’: Rapper-actor DMX dies at 50 Rap artist DMX dies at age 50 By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and JENNIFER PELTZ | April 9, 2021 at 11:21 AM CDT - Updated April 9 at 6:01 PM NEW YORK (AP) — DMX, the iconic hip-hop artist behind the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)” whose distinctively gruff voice and thoughtful messages in his rhymes made him one of rap’s biggest stars, has died, according to a family statem...

The Public Record of Davidson County ARRESTS The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given: Amanda Hunsberger Bailes, 39, of 1148 Browen St., Lot 12, was charged with felony possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of drug pa...

Reply Gov. Dan McKee called the fellowship "an innovative and important program" that helps the state retain valuable talent while offering financial relief to residents. (Shutterstock) PROVIDENCE, RI — Recent Rhode Island college graduates are encouraged to apply for the Wavemaker Fellowship, a competitive program that offers student loan reimbursement for workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, as well as certain design fields. "Student debt is one of the biggest burd...

3/31/2021 Cumberland’s dive team is better equipped Firefighter John Rei asks a question about a piece of equipment while training with new scuba gear at the Boys & Girls Club of Cumberland-Lincoln last Wednesday morning. (Breeze photos by Robert Emerson) CUMBERLAND – Few places make someone feel more alone than descending into the abyss of a dark river and feeling around for something. Members of the Cumberland Water Rescue and Recovery Team, now training new members and boasting new equip...