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Original Reports
School Enrollment Down, Budgets and Surpluses Up
Although some as-yet unturned rock might reveal the exception that proves the rule, it is safe to say that nobody…
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Discrimination Against Students Who Aren’t in the System
Thursday afternoon, January 26, representatives of various organizations and private schools will gather at the Rhode Island State House to…
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School Department’s False Blame of the FTR
They can never just present their requests without layering in some political spin, can they? There it is, on slide…
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Original Reports
The Teacher Contract’s Quiet $1.7 Million in Raises
Q. How much will the new three-year contract for teachers cost Tiverton taxpayers? After about 30 minutes of plucking line…
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Keeping Sight of Community Despite Disagreement
Maybe something arrived in the local air, with the summer months. Or maybe we were all exhausted by the constant…
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Tiverton Schools’ Projected Enrollment Increase Doesn’t Pan Out
One peculiar projection in the Tiverton School Department’s budget presentation, this past spring, was that enrollment would increase, to 1,890…
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Three Things to Know About Full-Day Kindergarten in Tiverton
As the General Assembly moves to finalize a budget for the state and the Tiverton School Committee runs out of…
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News
All-Day K Legislation Not as Advertised
A palpable gust of hopeful relief blew through the Tiverton High School auditorium on Tuesday night when Representative John “Jay” Edwards…
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Vote Totals That Change Tiverton
The grumblings have begun, belittling the significance of the 1,535 Tiverton residents who voted for Budget #2. Here’s Tiverton 1st coordinator…
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