McCaffrey: Full $144M City School Funds Needed to Defeat Deficits
By: Rob Borkowski on May 15, 2025 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Warwick School officials reviewed recent progress righting their FY26 budget at a special City Council meeting Wednesday, reiterating the need for $144,994,755 in school funds requested in […]
FY24 Budget Hearings: Schools Ask $1.4M More
By: Rob Borkowski on May 25, 2023 in News to You
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story relies on a revised Warwick Schools budget total following a May 24 email query to and response from Warwick School Committee Chairman David Testa. The School […]
School Com OKs $193M Budget, Details High School Rebuilds
By: Joe Siegel on July 15, 2021 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee OK’d a $193.2M FY22 budget, requested details on the high school rebuilds, and said good-bye to its special education director Wednesday night. The […]
Warwick Budget Hearings Start With Schools
By: Liz Taurasi on May 25, 2021 in News to You, Schools
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Budget Hearings reviewed the first half of the city’s $331M FY22 budget Monday, including the $193.5M Warwick Schools budget, featuring program changes to attract students and […]
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 […]
Committee Nixes $700K in Warwick School Staff Cuts
By: Joe Siegel on May 13, 2020 in Schools
WARWICK, RI – Following widespread opposition from parents and teachers, the Warwick School Committee voted 5-0 Tuesday against seven staff cuts totaling $700,000 proposed by Superintendent Phil Thornton. At their […]
Warwick School Budget: Committee OKs $177.8M Plan
By: Joe Siegel on May 7, 2020 in Schools
WARWICK, RI – The School Committee approved a $177.8 million FY21 Warwick School budget 4-1 Wednesday after cutting $3.6 million from Superintendent Phil Thornton’s $181.4 million proposal. The $3,552,268 cut […]
Committee Mulls $8M Cut From Thorton’s Budget
By: Joe Siegel on April 29, 2020 in Schools
WARWICK — The fate of the 2021 school budget remains up in the air as the School Committee pondered an $8 million cut from Superintendent Phil Thornton’s budget proposal Wednesday. […]
Cornell: Restoring School Sports Requires $7.7M, No Less
By: Rob Borkowski on June 19, 2019 in News to You, Schools
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thornton: Schools Can’t Wait Longer on 2018 – 2019 Budget
By: Rob Borkowski on December 28, 2018 in Uncategorized
WARWICK, RI — Warwick Public Schools’ recent lawsuit against the City seeking a $4.9 million increase for the current 2018-2019 budget signals the district can’t wait any longer, Superintendent Phil […]
School Committee to Discuss Union Talks, Funds Hinging on Agreement
By: Rob Borkowski on August 15, 2017 in Schools
WARWICK, RI — The Warwick School Committee’s meeting tonight at 5 p.m. will touch on union negotiations in executive session, followed by a review of budget items to be culled […]
Warwick Budget Hearings Begin with Schools’ $167 Million Budget Tonight
By: Rob Borkowski on May 26, 2017 in News to You, Schools
Tonight the Warwick City Council begins budget hearings at City Hall with the school department, which has requested $167, 016,615 for FY18, $1.7 million more than Mayor Scott Avedisian has proposed for the department.