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Jennifer Lima
- 6 days ago
- 1 min
All Issues in NK Schools Need to be Heard
I have worked hard in multiple capacities to bring attention to issues around diversity, equity and inclusion in North Kingstown. I...
Tom Sgouros
- Sep 16
- 2 min
We write letters
A couple of great letters to the editor in the Independent this week. First, from School Committee candidate Erin West Earle, "We must...
Kathleen Layton
- Aug 11
- 1 min
Students4Change Hosts Candidate Forum
Students4Change is holding a public North Kingstown candidate forum on Saturday, August 13 starting at 4pm at the Allen Harbor Marina...
Tom Briody
- Jul 23
- 2 min
BIKE PATH VANDALISM: A Warning?
The Quonset bike path is one of the best parts of North Kingstown, a two and a half mile stretch running from Post Road to Calf Pasture...
Kathleen Layton
- Jul 6
- 1 min
2022 Signature Party!
Join North Kingstown Democrats on Thursday, July 7 to sign our amazing candidates' forms and get them on the ballot!
Tom Briody
- Jul 1
- 3 min
Tom Briody for School Committee
Who am I? I have lived in Rhode Island for over 30 years, the last 24 in North Kingstown. I was an award-winning investigative reporter...
Tom Briody
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Tom Briody: Why I'm running for School Committee
1. Why do I want this position? There is a fight going on for the soul of this country. The enemy is Trumpism. The trenches are in the...
Erin Earle
- Jun 29
- 4 min
Erin Earle: Why I'm running for School Committee
1) Why do you want this position? Please include what specific initiatives you would want to accomplish if you are elected. I want this...
Jennifer Lima
- Apr 18
- 3 min
Jen Lima answers more FAQs
As requested by the School Committee at its March 8th meeting, the DEI Subcommittee has re-reviewed the proposals for a DEI Community...
Jennifer Lima
- Apr 15
- 4 min
MayDay for the School Budget is April 25
Budgeting is hard. It’s not a process most people enjoy. If you’ve ever tried to make a household budget you know that not everyone in...
Jennifer Lima
- Mar 25
- 1 min
Equity Audit Proposal to be Revised
The full NK school committee voted on Tuesday night, 3/8, to send the equity audit proposal back to the DEI Subcommittee for purposes of...
Jennifer Lima
- Mar 3
- 3 min
We must talk about race, diversity, & inclusion in schools.
This essay by Jen Lima appeared as a "Your Turn" in the Providence Journal on March 3, 2022. I knocked on almost 3,000 doors while...
gigiedwards
- Feb 27
- 4 min
I GOT AUDITED.
Okay, it wasn't a financial audit. It was an unofficial Equity Audit, and I asked for it. Mainly I was trying to keep my student-teacher...
Jennifer Lima
- Feb 21
- 2 min
What's an "Equity Audit"? Why do one?
NK School Department's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Subcommittee has recommended to the full school committee that the district...
Kahlia Shmerer
- Feb 17
- 3 min
"This is What Democracy Looks Like!"
Editor's Note: On the local level--especially for school boards all over the U.S.-- "dark money" and even foreign governments exert an...
North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee
- Jan 31
- 2 min
2-min. recap of 1/25 & 2/1 School Comm Mtgs.
Here's a quick recap of the 52-minute NK SC meeting held via video on Tuesday, 1/25. Highlights of items covered in the Agenda: Budget:...
Jennifer Lima
- Jan 29
- 2 min
T.A.N.K. Festival: "We are ALL readers."
You may have seen some of the news stories about recent efforts to ban books in school libraries. As a positive, celebratory...
North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee
- Jan 20
- 1 min
MLK-Day March for Education
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." --the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Now, more than...
gigiedwards
- Jan 15
- 2 min
Who WERE those unmasked men??
Those of us who regularly went to 2021 NK School Committee meetings noticed a growing number of attendees--typically youngish men--whom...
Kim Page
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
Town Council Mtg Recap: December 13, 2021
The final 2021 Town Council meeting was busy, with many items on the agenda. It was our annual Joint meeting with the School Committee....