In Case You Missed It: Deborah Gist Contract Extended
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In Case You Missed It: Deborah Gist Contract Extended
It's been a highly charged several years for Rhode Island's Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist, and all eyes were on her last night as the extension of her contract was in the final stages of negotiation with the State Board of Education, which voted to extend her contract on Thursday.
Read the breaking news of Gist's contract extention, here.
The news created immediate applause from certain corners and grumbling from others. GoLocal's story on immediate reaction to Gist's extension drew enormous traffic on Friday and created one of the longest running comment threads in GoLocal's history.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTRead the reactions from unions and political and education commentators as well as reader comments, here.
As GoLocal continues to cover education and the stakes involved going forward, we now want to know what you think. Should Gist's contract have been extended?
Cast your vote in our Weekend Poll, here.
GoLocal's MINDSETTERs have been weighing in on the Commissioner as well.
Read Travis Rowley's "Deborah Gist Got a Pay Raise!!", here.
Read Russell Moore's "Let's Lighten Up On Deborah Gist", here.
Read Don Roach's "NECAP and Gist", here.
Read Guest MINDSETTER Jean Ann Guliano, "What Gist's Supporters Are Forgetting--Students", here.
Will Gist now debate PSU's students about high-stakes testing?