‘It was time.’ Infante-Green says she’s ready to hand back keys to Providence schools

By: Christopher Shea, Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 2,347

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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In a surprise move, Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green is recommending that Providence regain control of its public schools this summer after nearly seven years of being subject to a state turnaround plan.

“It didn’t make sense to keep having the same conversation over and over,” Infante-Green told Rhode Island Current in a phone interview Thursday, the day after a draft order arrived in an agenda item for a K-12 council meeting. …

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