Schools’ Budget Ask Would Have Added $104 to Median Tax Bill
By: Rob Borkowski on June 27, 2019 in News to You, Schools
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 […]
Committee Prepares $7.7M FY20 School Budget Cuts
By: Joe Siegel on June 12, 2019 in Schools
WARWICK, R.I. — The School Committee is preparing to make major cuts to the 2020 budget after the city council declined their request for an additional $7.7 million, to be […]
Warwick Budget Hearings May 28 – 31 Start With Schools
By: Rob Borkowski on May 22, 2019 in News to You
WARWICK, R.I. — The Warwick City Council has scheduled the FY2020 budget hearings for the city starting May 28, launching the department-spanning spending review with the Warwick School Department’s $7.7 […]
Solomon’s $322M Budget Dips Home Tax Rate Nearly 10%
By: Rob Borkowski on May 16, 2019 in Breaking News, News to You
WARWICK, R.I. — Mayor Joseph J. Solomon says his drafted $322,881,043 FY20 budget decreases property tax rates while increasing education spending, but it only grants $508,499 of the Schools’ $8.5 […]
Committee Cuts Keep Math Interventionists, Teacher Assistants, Mentors in $174.4M Budget
By: Rob Borkowski on April 26, 2019 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee cut several line items from Superintendent Philip Thornton’s FY20 budget Thursday night at Warwick Veterans Middle School, making room to restore 6.5 math […]