Island Realty
Jamestown . Cottage located in the heart of town with a great rental history . The home features four bedrooms , with one on the main level . There is an outdoor shower and deck for summer dining . 4BD / 2BA $ 875,000 ( MLS # 1288405 )
4 East Ferry Wharf , Jamestown
Jamestown . This Ranch in the heart of town with CL Zoning was recently expanded to create a beautiful and functional floorplan . The home features a gourmet kitchen , living room with fireplace , and a recent addition of a great room and Owner en Suite . An accessory structure with loft and cathedral ceiling was also added . An outdoor shower and bluestone patio make this a must see ! 3BR / 3BA $ 1,195,000 ( MLS # 1286970 )
Jamestown . Renovated first floor condo in the village . The floor plan features a spacious living area , parlor room with fireplace , updated kitchen and baths . Front porch and back deck with views . Solid rental history . 2BD / 2BA $ 599,000 ( MLS # 1288093 )
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CityState : Reporter
— boosting academic achievement became the impetus .
A recent analysis of state takeovers related to low performance , from 2011 to 2016 , found “ no evidence that takeover generates academic benefits ” in English or math , although it was initially significantly disruptive to achievement in English .
State intervention may be an increasingly common policy response , but it is still rare , says Beth Schueler , the University of Virginia researcher who co-authored the study , and it ’ s tricky to find patterns because takeovers can succeed or fail under wildly different conditions . For example , New Orleans let go of nearly all its teachers , converted its schools to charter status and reaped large academic gains . Pennsylvania turned over Philadelphia schools to private operators , but saw little academic progress . Lawrence , Massachusetts , retained most its teachers and kept its traditional structure in place and , even though the state-appointed receiver had the power to disregard the collective bargaining agreement , he didn ’ t .
“ In the first year , they did the things that were more popular before they went down that road [ of contract negotiations ],” says Schueler , who studied the Lawrence takeover . “ In the second year , they renegotiated a pretty groundbreaking meritbased pay system . It wasn ’ t perfect , but the union was more of a collaborator . Most of the schools remained under the receiver , but some were turned over to charter management groups , and the teachers ’ union managed . They took the best of both and worked with everybody . It ’ s not that there were no criticisms , but it was much less contentious than is typical .”
Commissioner Infante-Green concedes that the Peters controversy was “ a setback . It was very hard . I ’ m a person of my word and that felt painful for me .”
Nonetheless , the district has made progress . Among the benchmarks : it created the Parents Advisory Council and purchased a “ high-quality ” kindergarten-throughgrade eight curriculum , aligned to district standards in Spanish and English , to create more pedagogical continuity for its mobile student population . Annual staff vacancies — typically 102 , which left many students without permanent teachers in major subject areas — fell to twenty-two . They opened two health clinics and set up a “ swing ” school to house classes as buildings are rehabbed .
32 RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY l SEPTEMBER 2021