Official PVD Schools Takeover Proposal Released

The Rhode Island takeover of the Providence schools is one step closer to reality. The proposal released Thursday could strip jurisdiction over the schools from the Providence school board, city council, and the mayor's office and consolidate power with the Rhode Island Department of Education or RIDE, and commissioner Angelica Infante-Green.

The proposal outlines the process by which the Department of Education could assume control over the city's schools, as well as the historical solutions city and state leaders and agencies have attempted in past years.

“RIDE tried to intervene on many points,” said Infante-Green, referencing numerous attempts by the state to improve the school system. “I think with our current ability they did what they could at the time, that’s why we’re changing what we’re doing."

The state takeover of an entire school district would be a first in Rhode Island.

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