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Progress Report: Saving a Failing Charter School; Baldelli-Hunt’s Fundraising Battle; Ciclline Manufacturing Plan

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The other end of the #egriviera, the one not featured in the Projo today. (Photo by Bob Plain)

In its zeal to protect all things that could one day weaken Rhode Island’s working class, the Providence Journal argues that a failing charter school should be saved because “it would be wrong to put those special interests ahead of poor and minority students.” The Projo makes a fair argument, but its central logic could be applied either way. While charters help a small minority of inner city students, they also funnel resources away from the vast majority of them. In a way, inner city charters in Rhode Island cater to the 1 percent of the poor and minority students here.

Just look at the campaign fundraising comparison between Rep. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt and challenger Mike Morin to give you an indication of why I made an early election season prediction that she wouldn’t retain her House seat.

While Anthony Gemma has been the one touting the jobs plan, its Congressman Cicilline who is getting credited with an idea that could ignite Rhode Island’s economy. His “Make it in America” block grant proposal for manufactures won high praise from the Brookings Institute.

By the way, we’ll have more on Gemma’s job plan later today…

Who remembers when Black Point was hidden behind an unmarked footpath on Ocean Road? Here’s hoping DEM doesn’t find nearby Hazard Rocks…

Speaking of fun summertime spots … the Projo profiles the East Greenwich waterfront nightlife, figuring out why us locals call it the EG Riviera. And, thankfully, they didn’t mention either of the two waterfront watering holes the kids who grew up here like to frequent…

The most lasting effect of the down economy: we’re not making babies like we did during the good old days.

Today in 1969, nearly half a million people begin showing up to Max Yasgur’s farm in upstate New York for the most famous musical event of all time. It was likely even a bigger deal than that if you didn’t get the memo to avoid the brown acid…

Props to my family for putting up with my job: my mom lives next door to John DePetro and my brother represents the ACE charter school mentioned above. Thanks gang, for everything…


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