“Miss Allard is a smart, smart teacher and she loves ME” exclaimed my daughter. You see, my family and I were enjoying reading this past Sunday’s Providence Journal Sports page about Jamie … more

It’s called the “uncanny valley.” It’s a theory regarding the field of robotics that says humans are revolted by machines and other replicas of humans that look and act like actual people. The same goes for computer-generated films (think “The Polar Express”) and some cutting-edge video games. If something without life is too lifelike, we have a tendency to turn away in disgust. more

If some snot-nosed kid were brave enough to fire off this remark off at one of my children in the schoolyard, I highly doubt it would faze them. True, when we were kids this overused, gender-biased comment could have packed a mighty punch. But in my family’s case, it would bear little or no weight due mostly to the fact that, well, it’s true. more

By now, everyone may be familiar with the federal education aid available to those state’s that meet the criteria for the Race to the Top money – with a potential of $100 million–plus for RI. … more

The General Assembly recently overrode the governor’s veto on the “RI Public School Employees Uniform Benefit Act,” House Bill 5613, Substitute A. This legislation created a teachers health … more