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Scituate elementary school combining classrooms due to low enrollment
SCITUATE, R.I. (WJAR) — Some Scituate families are pushing back after learning their school district is closing some classrooms and doubling class sizes. Superintendent Laurie Andries confirmed that the district is cutting a kindergarten and first grade classroom at Hope Elementary School, meaning there will only be one classroom per grade at the school.
Providence Mayor Smiley to education critics: we made ‘as much progress as we can afford to make this year’
This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Luis Hernandez: All right, let’s get into education. I didn’t know this; I learned, it was about 25 years ago when a new consensus emerged on the need to improve Providence schools. And then, of course, five years ago, the state takes control of the Providence school district in response to the issues brought up in the Johns Hopkins report. And yet here we are all these years later; many people think not much has gotten better. How do you assess the current state of Providence schools right now?
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