State Council Unanimously Votes to Return PPSD to Local Control

State council unanimously votes to return PPSD to local control

The Council on Elementary and Secondary Education officially voted to return the Providence Public School District from state to local control by July 1 at a Tuesday meeting. Discussions regarding the transition are ongoing, and a community forum is set to take place on June 3."In the weeks ahead, our district leadership team will continue working diligently to ensure PPSD stays the course and that we provide stability and keep our community inf…

K-12 council OKs Infante-Green’s plan to relinquish control of Providence schools • Rhode Island Current

'We cannot run a district in perpetuity,' Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Angélica Infante-Green told the state's K-12 council Tuesday night, May 26, 2026. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current) After seven years, the Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education Tuesday gave its approval to returning control of Providence Public Schools to the capital city effective July 1. “It’s not like t…