Daily Archives: September 24, 2009

End Seniority Hiring and Bumping in Providence Public Schools

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Runaway Jim

I came across this great petition to show support for putting an end to seniority-based teacher assignment and hiring as well as “bumping” in Providence Public Schools. If you’re not familiar with bumping, it’s basically that if an employee (in … Continue reading →

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Help a Phan Out

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Runaway Jim

A friend of mine is trying to raise money to get to Indio, CA to see Phish on Halloween at Festival 8. Unfortunately, he lost his job recently. It’s quite a sob story. He’s a cool guy though, and I … Continue reading →

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