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« RWU names 13 new trustees in controversy's wake | Today | Bicyclist struck, killed on Route 1, Charlestown » September 4, 2007Carcieri to eye ways to avert down-to-wire talksPROVIDENCE -- In the wake of three teacher strikes, Governor Carcieri is planning to meet this week with state Departments of Education and Labor and Training and policy advisers "to see what options are available to prevent this type of thing from happening in the future," a spokesman said today. "From the governor's point of view, it is a shame that the situation got so far down the road that contract negotiations are allowed to affect the education of Rhode Island students," said spokesman Jeff Neal. Neal said he could not speak to the specific districts' situations, but he offered two observations. He said Carcieri signed into law tighter limits on how much communities can raise property taxes each year. And he said the Republican governor's budget proposal for this year contained a 3-percent increase in state aid for school districts, but the Democratic majority legislature's budget cut the 3 percent. "One option the governor believes is worth examining as a possibility is the idea of providing an incentive for both sides to come to an agreement early in the process. It's not clear how one would accomplish that but that's the type of idea the governor wants to discuss with department heads," Neal said. Late this afternoon, the state's GOP chairman, Giovanni Cicione, declared that the strikes, which are illegal in Rhode Island, are "nothing but an organized effort by the unions to break the law, and the unions have to be held accountable.” Cicione said, "The U.S. Attorney should consider a RICO Act investigation against the NEA, Rhode Island, which is authorizing, and has authorized in the past, illegal strikes by teachers unions. The NEA involvement in these local teachers union strikes amounts to extortion, which is an explicit RICO violation.” -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney Posted by Andrea Panciera CommentsJoe Scolione | September 4, 2007 7:21 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Maybe the governor should work to fund schools in a way that provides communities with the financial relief they deserve. This would minimize the last minute fight between districts that are poorly funded and teachers who should be paid fairly.