The progress from a low-performing, physically crumbling system has been steady. Educators credit Supt. Kathryn Crowley, who arrived here 3½ years ago from Little Compton, as the driving force behind the transformation. The changes she achieved could serve as a guide as Providence begins its own state-ordered turnaround.
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