Which Side ‘Won’ the Warwick Teachers Contract Battle?
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on April 16, 2018 in Schools
With the recent release of the 2017-20 Warwick teachers contract [along with the online posting of the 2015-17 pact warwick-post-commentarythat covered the years without a contract in place], the results of two acrimonious years can now be reviewed.
WTU Announces No-Confidence Vote in Thornton, Furtado
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on October 10, 2017 in Schools
[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Supt. Phil Thornton, seen here at a recent city counc… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this year. […]
Avedisian Signs $305 Million Budget, Notes Council’s Cuts Will Not Have Intended Effects
By: Rob Borkowski on June 7, 2017 in News to You
Warwick City Hall. WARWICK, R.I. — Mayor Scott Avedisian has signed the Warwick City Council’s $305,… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this year. […]
Teacher ‘Sick Out’ Threat Delivers 10 Percent of Teaching Staff Absent
By: Rob Borkowski on October 28, 2016 in Schools
Eighty-three teachers called out sick Thursday, the day after Superintendent Phil Thornton sent parents an email alerting them to rumors of a district-wide “sick out,” an appropriate move, he said, to apprise parents of the potential for a disrupted school day.
Warwick Teachers Picket Against Lagging Contract, Troubled School Consolidation
By: Beth Hurd on September 13, 2016 in News to You, Schools
[CREDIT: Beth Hurd] Teachers were joined by parents, students and taxpayers in an informational pick… One Sec — Read this article for $15, unlock all WarwickPost reports this year. Support […]
Teacher’s Union Vows to Fight School Committee on Number of Layoffs
By: Rob Borkowski on May 13, 2016 in Schools, Uncategorized
The Warwick School Committee and Warwick Teacher’s Union disagree on whether 65 teachers should be laid off this year, or just 20, and settling that may happen in court.
Teachers Contract Mediation Ends After Alleged Misunderstanding
By: Rob Borkowski on May 2, 2016 in News to You, Schools
Mediation between the Warwick Teachers Union and the Warwick School Department has broken down, sending contract negotiations back to arbitration over what mediator attorney Vincent Ragosta says is a misunderstanding of a request for a 10 percent annual increase over three years.