More than 200 teachers receive displacement notices in Providence

More than 200 teachers receive displacement notices in Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- More than 200 Providence teachers have been notified that they would have to find another job in the state-run school district, Target 12 has learned. A total of 209 teachers within the Providence Teachers Union received displacement notices on Monday and Tuesday, according to a memo obtained by Target 12. Herman James, the district's chief talent officer, stated in a letter to the Providence School Board on Monday tha…

Providence Public Schools facing federal investigation over loan program

The Providence Public School District is under investigation by the Department of Justice over allegations that a student loan repayment program offered to teachers in the district may be discriminatory.

DOJ investigates Providence Public Schools' allegedly discriminatory loan program

Providence Public School District said it is facing a Department of Justice investigation into a student loan repayment program that is allegedly discriminatory

DOJ investigating Providence schools, RIDE for alleged discrimination against teachers identifying as white

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Providence Public School District (PPSD) and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for a student loan repayment program that allegedly discriminates against teachers who identify as white. According to a statement from PPSD to the Providence School Board, on March 21 the DOJ sent notice of the investigation into whether the district is “engaged in a…

The PPSD indicated that the case will investigate whether the district engaged in a pattern or practice of racial discrimination, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Public School District of Providence (PPSD) reported that it faces an investigation by the Department of Justice into an allegedly discriminatory student loan payment program. Authorities announced that the PPSD and the Rhode Island Department of Education…