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Proposed legislation could end the Providence Schools takeover in 2023 Published Mon May 24 2021 09:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by John Bender
Legislation set to be introduced this week would put a two-year limit on state control over any school district in Rhode Island. Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin (D-Providence) said Friday she plans to introduce the legislation on Tuesday.
The state takeover of the Providence schools began in November of 2019 and is expected to last five years.
In the case of the Providence schools, the clock would start ticking after the legislation is adopted. If approved by this summer, that would mean an end to the state takeover at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
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Rhode Island education officials have reached an agreement with the superintendent of Providence schools to terminate his contract in the wake of criticism about a hiring decision.
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green asked Providence Schools Superintendent Harrison Peters to resign several days ago. Peters had been the subject of criticism due to his hiring Olayinka Alege, a school administrator who was charged with the assault of a teenager in April. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Peters is to be paid about $170,000 to leave, the Boston Globe reported. That s about half what his contract required if he had been terminated without cause, the paper reported.