![[CREDIT: Robert Ford] Warwick School Committee Chair Karen Bachus at the July 25 meeting, Warwick Veterans Middle School.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Warwick_School_Committee_Bachus-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — “It’s a new day in Warwick,” said Karen Backus, school committee chair, after the committee voted 5-0 to approve $3,985,474 in additional funding allocated by the Warwick […]
WARWICK, RI — In a clear rebuke to Mayor Joseph Solomon, the Warwick City Council this week approved a plan to cover the lingering school budget deficit from FY19 and […]
![[CREDIT: File Photo] Warwick Veterans Jr. High School at 2401 W Shore Road.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Warwick-Veterans-School-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — One day after the Warwick City Council passed a pledge of $4 million in additional spending to Warwick Schools’ 17-point priority list of items to be restored […]
WARWICK, RI — Monday night’s Warwick City Council meeting showed that the proverbial tide is turning against the council’s and Mayor Joseph Solomon’s contradictory messages about funding the school department. […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Warwick City Council approved a resolution pledging to fund $4 million in Warwick School budget priorities, including sports, Monday night.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/City-Council-Meeting-July-15-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK — The Warwick City Council began their meeting Monday with a resolution granting $1.3 million to Warwick Schools for sports, but Councilman Anthony Sinapi’s amendment turned it into a […]
![[CREDIT: CCRI] Sean Collins is the new Chief of Police at CCRI.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Sean_Collins_CCRI-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — The Community College of Rhode Island has hired retired Warwick Police Major Sean Collins as its Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety, which he held […]
WARWICK, RI — In light of a potential lawsuit by the Warwick School Department against the city for failing to provide adequate funding for education, Warwick Post asked former Mayor […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Warwick-Public_Schools-140x140.jpg)
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article listed the withdrawal of pension funds among the School Department’s budget balancing steps. While the withdrawal is part of the FY19 budget mediation […]
![[CREDIT: Traci Pena] Chloe Pena of Warwick, diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2017, will visit Congress July 8 to ask for continued funding for research into the disease.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Chloe_Pena_JDRF_Chldrens_Congress-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Veterans Middle School junior Chloe Pena, 13, has been living with Type 1 diabetes since 2017, staying on top of her blood sugar and managing her […]
STATE HOUSE — House Bill 6084 SUB A, placing hiring authority solely in the hands of superintendents, eliminating school board’s authority to approve hiring decisions, passed the House Wednesday, which […]
WARWICK, R.I. — When Warwick high school students protested $7.7 million cut from school programs last week, Mayor Joseph J. Solomon said the money’s there, but even a maximum 4 […]
![[CREDIT: Nicole Kinsley] About 60 students protested at City Hall Wednesday morning, asking that school sports be added to the FY20 school department budget.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Warwick-City-Hall-School-Funding-Protest-140x140.jpeg)
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect a more accurate estimate of the funding required to restore school sports, including the items listed before that on the Warwick […]
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