05-21-26 Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angelica Infante Green
From The News with Gene Valicenti by Cumulus Providence
May 21, 2026 · 10 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the transition of control of Providence schools back to the city, featuring an interview with Education Commissioner Angelica Infante Green.
Wednesday, the Rhode Island Department of Education announced control of the Providence schools will return to city control beginning on July 1, 2026. This announcement comes after the education commissioner joined Gene on Tuesday of this week saying that the city was not ready to regain controls of the school. Despite the uncertainty of what comes next, Commissioner Infante Green defended her decision with Gene on Thursday explaining why this transition is happening now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Gene Valicenti
Guest: Angelica Infante Green
Topics covered
- education
- Providence schools
- school control
- Rhode Island
- education policy
Keywords
- Rhode Island
- education commissioner
- Providence schools
- school control
- Angelica Infante Green
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rhode Island Department of Education
Places: Providence
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