Antonia Ayres-Brown

EN ESPAÑOL: La pandemia ha traído una larga lista de desafíos para los estudiantes K-12 en Rhode Island. Entre los más afectados están los estudiantes de inglés, quienes ya enfrentaban muchas ausencias y puntajes bajos en exámenes antes de COVID. 6/6 thepublicsradio.org/article/despu-…

13-y/o Genesis was starting middle school when COVID hit. With only a year left before HS, she sometimes imagines how different things might be if not for the pandemic. “I would, like, speak more confidently...and do things that the other kids do.” 5/ thepublicsradio.org/article/two-ye…

The pandemic has brought a long list of challenges for K-12 students in Rhode Island. Among those most set back have been the state’s English Learners, who already struggled with chronic absenteeism and lower test scores before COVID. 1/ Listen here👇 thepublicsradio.org/article/two-ye…

Should voters have a direct say in who becomes Newport's mayor? That's one of a few big changes city councilors are weighing there, as well as term limits for themselves. From @aayresbrown ⁠— thepublicsradio.org/article/how-pr…

Congrats to all the new @Report4America corps members, and especially excited @colleen_cronin is headed back to RI!🥳

@ElizaFawcett @NYTNational Yay!! Congratulations, Eliza! 🥳

As housing prices climb around Newport, RI, the local Motel 6 has been turned into a homeless shelter. This winter, I followed one mom living there with her 5 kids as she looks for somewhere affordable on the island. For @ThePublicsRadio/@Report4America⬇️ thepublicsradio.org/article/life-a…

Touro Synagogue’s future uncertain, as long-time Newport congregation faces eviction @aayresbrown/ @thepublicsradio @report4america thepublicsradio.org/article/touro-…

The Newport congregation being evicted from the country's oldest standing synagogue is calling it a "shameful power grab." The NY-based congregation that owns the building says "no congregant is being displaced." For @ThePublicsRadio/@Report4America thepublicsradio.org/article/touro-…

“It's a blessing and a curse to be home every night in our actual home." What has the latest COVID surge meant for National Guard members responding to the pandemic in Rhode Island? Listen here @ThePublicsRadio/@Report4America👇 thepublicsradio.org/article/deploy…

The pandemic has prompted hospitals around Rhode Island to postpone hundreds of surgeries. Have you had a surgery canceled in January? We want to hear from you. Found another hospital to do the surgery? Tell us about it. Email us at COVID@thepublicsradio.org

‘We want to take care of our family members’: Some Latino households struggle as COVID surges in Central Falls I spoke with Rosa Sierra, the Wellness Project Manager at @ProgresoLatino, about the latest wave of cases. For @ThePublicsRadio/@Report4America: thepublicsradio.org/article/-we-wa…

For the past year, I received a letter nearly every month from Sidney Tynan, a 100-yr-old writer from Little Compton, RI. Her notes became a bright spot in 2021, and helped me make sense of the year. 👇For @ThePublicsRadio/@Report4America, listen here: thepublicsradio.org/article/letter…

@AlexaGagosz Thanks for listening!!

Good piece by @aayresbrown today.

As home prices rise around Newport RI, many local undocumented families are struggling to find housing. Below the surface, these crises have also made them vulnerable to predatory behavior that often goes unchecked. For @ThePublicsRadio/@Report4America👇 thepublicsradio.org/article/under-…

If you missed part 1, which digs into why the hot housing market has put the island's undocumented community in a particularly precarious position, you can listen here @ThePublicsRadio: thepublicsradio.org/article/as-new…

Three jobs, but no apartment: One undocumented worker's struggle to find housing in Newport ⬇️Listen to part 2 of @ThePublicsRadio's series this week on how the lack of affordable housing is impacting undocumented families around Newport. By @perle_media thepublicsradio.org/news/-three-jo…