Choosing to express their point of view

Posted 1/31/17

Choosing to express their point of view Administrators, faculty and students from religious, private and charter schools rallied at the State House Thursday in support of School Choice. In contrast to many rallies aimed at promoting a cause to

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Choosing to express their point of view

JOINING THE CAUSE: Jenn Monti gets a photo of her sons Jude and Rowan and Becki Manzo and Ryan McGrath at the St. Kevin School table.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

THE PLACE TO BE: Those attending the School Choice rally at the State House take in the event while waiting to do their “thing.” Most of the students pictured here are from St. Rose of Lima School in Warwick and were waiting to give an orchestral performance in the rotunda.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

JAZZING IT UP: Student musicians from Bishop Hendricken kept things lively in the State House rotunda Thursday afternoon.

(Warwick Beacon photos)

Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2017 12:40 pm

Administrators, faculty and students from religious, private and charter schools rallied at the State House Thursday in support of School Choice. In contrast to many rallies aimed at promoting a cause to legislators, this one was devoid of cheers, chants, speeches and demonstrators waving signs. Rather, there was music, tables with information from each of the participating schools and dozens of yellow scarves, the signature color of the group that is seeking to raise the corporate tax credit scholarship enabling businesses to claim credit for contributions to approved scholarship programs; support the growth of charter schools; create a publicly financed education saving account that would enable families to pay for tuition for private and religious schools and to make the state’s free SAT testing available to private and religious schools.