Additional teachers to face job insecurity in Providence
Nearly 30 additional teachers in Providence face uncertainty about the status of their jobs after receiving displacement notices yesterday.
Brown RISD Hillel leaders say they received anonymous threats
The head rabbi at the Brown RISD Hillel said his organization received violent threats sent by email over the weekend. The FBI and Brown University said similar incidents have cropped up locally and nationally amid the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Student protestors from Brown University plead not guilty to trespassing charges
Half of the student protestors at Brown University arrested for occupying a building after hours pleaded not guilty to charges of willful trespassing on Monday, the latest development at a campus that’s been the site of increasing pro-Palestinian activism in recent weeks. The rest of the protestors are expected to enter their pleas on Wednesday.
Brown University students end hunger strike after confronting school board members
Students at Brown University have ended an eight-day hunger strike that brought national attention to their campaign to pressure the school’s board to take a vote on divestment from companies they say profit from human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories. The board concluded its meetings Friday without acting on the students’ demands.
Brown Board won’t vote on divestment amid student hunger strike
Brown University president Christina Paxson is continuing to decline to bring forward proposals to divest the school’s endowment from companies protesters say perpetuate and profit from “human rights abuses in Palestine.” Students are spotlighting that refusal and putting pressure on the president with a hunger strike.
19 Brown students are on a hunger strike for divestment
The Brown University students say they plan to end their hunger strike once the Brown Corporation Board agrees to vote on a proposal to divest from companies the students say profit from Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.
Providence superintendent remains optimistic about student performance, absenteeism
Since taking over as Providence School Superintendent in 2021, Dr. Javier Montañez has been faced with the challenge of trying to help turn the struggling district around. Plagued by underperforming schools and chronic student absenteeism, the district has been under state control for the past four years. Dr. Montañez spoke with Morning Edition Host Luis Hernandez about these challenges and what’s being done to improve Providence schools.
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