{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Providence Eye","provider_url":"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/","author_name":"Dana Schneider","author_url":"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/author\/dana-schneider-2\/","title":"Cutting the Checks for Providence Public Schools: Purchasing Approval Process Proves First Hurdle of Return to Local Control","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fNe3G6iwqC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/ppsd-procurement-process\/\">Cutting the Checks for Providence Public Schools: Purchasing Approval Process Proves First Hurdle of Return to Local Control<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/es\/ppsd-procurement-process\/embed\/#?secret=fNe3G6iwqC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00abCutting the Checks for Providence Public Schools: Purchasing Approval Process Proves First Hurdle of Return to Local Control\u00bb \u2014 The Providence Eye\" data-secret=\"fNe3G6iwqC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/pvdeye.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DSC_0422-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1707,"description":"Providence\u2019s public schools are a big investment. The City is contributing over $149 million to education this year\u2014almost one-fifth of the entire city budget. But for the first time since 2019, local authorities will have control over how it\u2019s spent.\u00a0 On July 1, the state abruptly ended its takeover of the Providence Public School District [...]"}