As Rumors Swirl, Infante-Green Tweets She Is Not Leaving RI
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As Rumors Swirl, Infante-Green Tweets She Is Not Leaving RI
She was appointed commissioner in March of 2019 and has been in the eye of the proverbial storm since coming to Rhode Island.
Rhode Island schools are the worst-ranked in New England and, yet, one of the costly systems.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThis week, Infante-Green addressed rumors of an impending departure.
"Rhode Island, I am here to stay. Can’t get rid of me that easily. LOL. While I do have some great supporters back in New York State, no one has offered me a job back there. NYSED has a process, and I am not part of that process. I am committed to the work I am doing. RI strong," tweeted Infante-Green.
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Excellent! Thank you for your continued commitment to make our schools even better for EVERY student in RI.
But others were less supportive.
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All you care about is that check! Thanks that’s exactly what we need in the education department. Girl bye ! USELESS!!
how about you comment on that car rally imposter wack chic! No one cares about your privileges. Are you a educator or another gentrifier?
In 2019, GoLocal named her Woman of the Year.
In part, GoLocal wrote:
In 2019, the Wall Street Journal named Providence “an education horror show — a case study in public school failure and lack of accountability.”
Johns Hopkins University called Providence schools one of the worst school systems in America, and test results show that other Rhode Island school systems perform just as poorly as Providence's schools.
GoLocal’s Woman of the Year has been front and center in one of the biggest stories locally — and nationally.
Angélica Infante-Green, who had been a Deputy Commissioner in the New York State Education Department's Office, was immediately thrust in the spotlight after Governor Gina Raimondo tapped her to be Rhode Island’s latest Commissioner of Education in March.