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    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...
    MayDay for the School Budget is April 25
    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...
    Equity Audit Proposal to be Revised
    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...
    We must talk about race, diversity, & inclusion in schools.
    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...
    I GOT AUDITED.
    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...
    What's an "Equity Audit"? Why do one?
    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...
    "This is What Democracy Looks Like!"
    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...
    2-min. recap of 1/25 & 2/1 School Comm Mtgs.
    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:...
    T.A.N.K. Festival: "We are ALL readers."
    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...
    MLK-Day March for Education
    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...
    Who WERE those unmasked men??
    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...
    Town Council Mtg Recap: December 13, 2021
    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....
    Town Council Mtg Recaps: 11/22 & 11/29
    Katie Anderson
    • Dec 2, 2021
    • 5 min

    Town Council Mtg Recaps: 11/22 & 11/29

    The agenda initially set forth for the 11/22/21 meeting was ultimately divided into two sessions, with the second taking place on...
    Town Council Update: November 8, 2021
    Kim Page
    • Nov 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Town Council Update: November 8, 2021

    Greg Mancini opened the meeting by addressing the allegations of sexual assault within the North Kingstown high school athletics. He...
    A REFLECTION ON COMMUNITY, CONSERVATION, AND DEMOCRACY
    Katie Anderson
    • Nov 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    A REFLECTION ON COMMUNITY, CONSERVATION, AND DEMOCRACY

    You’ve probably heard about disruption at certain municipal meetings lately. You may have seen bullying. Cruelty. Misunderstanding....
    ARE OUR EARS & MINDS OPEN?
    gigiedwards
    • Nov 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    ARE OUR EARS & MINDS OPEN?

    10/26 School Committee Mtg. Recap Editor's note: A friend once told me, "You can always tell who's losing an argument: the person who's...
    GENDER QUEER (& other books in our School & Town libraries)
    Greg Blasbalg
    • Oct 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    GENDER QUEER (& other books in our School & Town libraries)

    What follows is a statement NK School Committee Chair Greg Blasbalg made at the Oct. 26 SC Meeting. For more background on the...
    What Are We Really Teaching Our Children?
    Kahlia Shmerer
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    What Are We Really Teaching Our Children?

    Over the last several weeks, the book Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe has become the subject of many conversations, Facebook posts,...
    School Committee Report: Shut down
    Tom Sgouros
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    School Committee Report: Shut down

    The October 12 North Kingstown School Committee meeting was adjourned during the public comment period at the start of the meeting when a...
    Doing our best
    Greg Blasbalg
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Doing our best

    Remarks delivered at the NK School Committee meeting, September 14, 2021 by Greg Blasbalg, chair. At a time that we are approving some...
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