Business Beat: Chiara Deltito-Sharrott named Executive Director, RI League of Charter Schools

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The Rhode Island League of Charter Schools is pleased to announce the appointment of Chiara Deltito-Sharrott as its new executive director. The executive director is responsible for overseeing the organization’s general development, management, and operations, including all initiatives, strategic planning, membership services, fundraising, financial planning and management, policy activities, communications, board and external relations. Deltito-Sharrott will…

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Today’s the deadline to apply for public Charter Schools

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Photo: EnrollRI Today, Thursday, March 17th is the deadline to apply for your child to attend a public charter school in Rhode Island for the 2022-2023 school year. What is a charter school?  Rhode Island charter schools provide innovative, high quality public school options for students and families. Charter schools are tuition-free public schools open to all students through a…

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Rhode Island Charter schools set Open Houses

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Charter schools across Rhode Island will host open houses over the next month, providing prospective students and their families with the opportunity to learn about the school and programs that they offer. “Rhode Island charter schools provide innovative, high quality public school options for students and families,” said Keith Oliveira, Executive Director of the R.I. League of…

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In the Arena – Jessica Waters, Nowell Leadership Academy

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Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”.  The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week his guest is Jessica Waters, Executive Director of the Howell Leadership Academy. They discuss the Providence charter school that specializes in pregnant and new parent young people who have…

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The debate around charter schools in Rhode Island – Richard Asinof

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by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer Photo: Pamela McCue, CEO of the R.I. Nurses Institute Middle College Charter School, in front of a poster of the first entering class of students from 2011.[File photo from 2013 – Scott Kingsley] The debate around charter schools in Rhode Island, as with COVID-19, gun violence, climate change,…

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In the Arena – Paolino talks Charter Schools

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Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”.  The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. Today, Paolino talks with Dr. Robert Pilkington: Pilkington is the Supt/Founder of the Village Green Virtual & Charette Charter School in Providence. They talk about education and return to school in…

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