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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.