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[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration at 69 Draper Ave. The Warwick School Committee will consider $6 million in Warwick Schools cuts Wednesday.

Cobden Elected Warwick School Committee Chair

By: Joe Siegel on January 13, 2021 in Schools

WARWICK, RI— The School Committee elected new leadership Tuesday, with Judy Cobden now serving as Chair, Nathan Cornell as Vice-Chair, and Kyle Adams as Clerk. Cobden, who had served as […]

[CREDIT: Warwick School Committee Zoom screenshot} The Warwick School Committee set a tentative Dec. 7 date for the return to full in=person learning for grades K-5.

WarwickPost.com Year in Review: Top Government and Politics Stories of 2020

By: Joe Hutnak on December 15, 2020 in 2020 Mayoral Race, COVID-19, Election 2020, Schools

WARWICK, RI — Amid the changes to daily life wrought by COVID-19 this year, the operation of government in Warwick continued, though 2020 was hardly what one could call a […]

Warwick In-Person Secondary Classes Won’t Return As COVID-19 Cases Rise

By: Joe Siegel on December 9, 2020 in COVID-19, Schools

WARWICK, RI – Despite the state’s COVID-19 cases hurtling beyond the threshold set by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo for safely opening schools, most parents want in-person classes, which Warwick Schools […]

[CREDIT: CDC] An image of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The pandemic caused by the virus continues as children return to school this week. About 14 school COVID-19 test sites have been set up to track infections.

WarwickPost.com Year in Review: Top COVID-19 Stories of 2020

By: Joe Hutnak on December 7, 2020 in COVID-19

WARWICK, RI — It started with a single case back in February. Within weeks, COVID-19 spread virtually unchecked across the United States, infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands of […]

[Joe Siegel] The Warwick School Committee delayed in-person schooling till Jan. 4 as COVID-19 cases spike in the state and mount within schools.

Warwick Delays In-Person Schooling Till Jan. 4

By: Joe Siegel on December 1, 2020 in Schools

“We’ve had an incident of that going on where someone sent their child to school and now two people are very sick from it. It’s nerve-wracking for everybody.” — Judith […]

[CREDIT: Warwick Public Schools] The Warwick School Committee met early Nov. 13, voting to return to full week in person learning for K-5.

Committee OKs K-5 Full Week In-Person Learning

By: Joe Siegel on November 13, 2020 in COVID-19, Schools

WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School Committee approved a return to full week in-person learning for Kindergarten through Grade 5 during their Friday morning meeting, with a start date to […]

[CREDIT: Warwick School Committee] The Warwick School Committee meeting streamed via zoom on YouTube Nov. 10, 2020.

Warwick Schools Face $6.2M Deficit, COVID-19 Risks

By: Joe Siegel on November 11, 2020 in Schools

WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School District projects a year-end budget deficit of $6.2 million, resulting from COVID-19 related staff increases and unrealized contract concessions, Chief Budget Officer Anthony Ferrucci […]

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave.

Winman, Toll Gate Far From Ready for Full In-Person Learning

By: Liz Taurasi on October 28, 2020 in COVID-19, Schools

WARWICK, RI— The Winman and Toll Gate schools may not be ready for full-time, in-person learning anytime soon. The two secondary schools are still not where they need to be […]

[CREDIT: Warwick School Committee] Teachers and faculty expressed anger and outrage at Warwick School Committee President Karen Bachus during the body's Oct. 20, 2020 meeting. The criticism followed her public comments about criticism parents had expressed about distance learning.

Teachers, Faculty Berate Bachus

By: Joe Siegel on in COVID-19, Schools

WARWICK – Teachers and faculty members of the Warwick Public Schools expressed their outrage over comments made by School Committee chairwoman Karen Bachus at the Oct. 20 meeting. Bachus alleged […]

[CREDIT: Warwick Public Schools] The Warwick School Committee reviewed recent repairs and discussed whether to return to in-person meetings Tuesday night.

School Committee Reviews Repairs, New Bond

By: Joe Siegel on October 13, 2020 in Schools, Uncategorized

WARWICK, RI – Several of the district’s schools have received much needed upgrades, Director of School Buildings and Maintenance Steven Gothberg told the Warwick School Committee Tuesday. The $40 Million […]

[CREDIT: Warwick Public Schools] The Warwick School Committee voted to delay its plan for Warwick in-person school during its Oct. 6 meeting.

Warwick In-Person School Return Delayed

By: Joe Siegel on October 7, 2020 in COVID-19, Schools

WARWICK, RI — The School Committee voted Tuesday to postpone a return to in-person instruction for the district’s students following a positive COVID-19 test result at Warwick Veterans Middle School. […]

[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Schools officials have reported a Warwick Veterans COVID-19 case in the first week of in-person learning there.

Warwick Schools Report Warwick Veterans COVID-19 Case

By: Rob Borkowski on October 5, 2020 in COVID-19, News to You, Schools

If you appreciate important news about Warwick that goes further than Facebook, please consider subscribing to Warwick Post WARWICK, RI — An unknown number of Warwick Veterans teachers, students and […]