Providence Teachers Union Boss Accuses Commissioner Infante-Green of “Lies and Manipulation”
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Providence Teachers Union Boss Accuses Commissioner Infante-Green of “Lies and Manipulation”
On Friday, PTU President Maribeth Calabro accused Angélica Infante-Green of undertaking the effort.
“It seems that Angelica has enlisted folks to disparage the PTU leadership after our overwhelming and unprecedented vote of no confidence in her and the super's ‘leadership,’ said Calabro, of the PTU's vote of no confidence in Infante Green.
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“Folks can keep posting things, carrying her water and trying to make problems for our organization but we know the truth, we are living in this disastrous so-called takeover and we know the truth!” she added.
Latest Battle
On Thursday, Calabro engaged in a public battle with the head of the League of Charter Schools, Keith Oliveira, who said parents had lost confidence in Calabro.
The heated fight is currently over legislation at the State House to block the Rhode Island Board of Education’s approval to expand public charter school seats in the state.
The union wants a moratorium on the expansion, while Infante-Green and charter schools want the expanded opportunities that had already been approved.
In 2019, the Wall Street Journal called Providence Schools an "education horror show," after a report by Johns Hopkins stated that the city's schools were among the worst in the nation.