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Coaches help new teachers settle in
When Buddy Comet, a Rhode Island teacher, finally got into his first classroom after earning his master’s degree in education at Rhode Island College, he found that all the learning and training he had didn’t quite prepare him for the reality of classroom life. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 1/21/13

There’s hope for the newly jobless
You had heard the downsizing rumors, asked why you were left out of meetings and noticed your boss wasn’t making eye contact. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/21/13

Shrinking high school graduate ranks bear on college recruiting
The number of U.S. high school graduates is expected to decline through the rest of the decade, with the largest drop in non-hispanic whites, raising questions about how colleges will recruit and enroll students. more
Salve lands Pell Center grant from humanities council
A grant from the R.I. Council for the Humanities (RICH) to the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University will fund “a project to examine and celebrate the use of storytelling in public affairs.” more
RISD’s Fleet Library named one of 50 ‘most amazing’ in world
Rhode Island School of Design’s Fleet Library made BestMastersPrograms.org’s list of “The 50 Most Amazing University Libraries in the World.” more
| 1/16/13
Champlin Foundations awards $530K to URI to support hands-on learning
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The Champlin Foundations have awarded five grants totaling $530,000 to help support hands-on learning at the University of Rhode Island. more
| 1/31/13
Prov. nursing project needs agreement now
Included in Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s budget proposal was $500,000 earmarked for designs of a joint Rhode Island College and University of Rhode Island advanced nursing center in Providence’s Knowledge District. It follows a failed attempt to get a $65 million bond question on last fall’s ballot and comes three years after URI President David M. Dooley first floated the idea. more
2/4/13
Bryant kicks-off 150th anniversary celebration
Bryant University President Ronald K. Machtley was joined by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee as well as local leaders, members of the Bryant board of trustees, students, faculty and staff to kick-off the school’s 150th anniversary celebration on Friday. more
| 2/1/13
RI-CAN: R.I. student achievement stagnant
(Updated, 11:38 p.m.) Rhode Island’s gains in student achievement have been small in recent years, according to a report released Wednesday by the Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now. more
Brown sets FY2014 budget; increases tuition, financial assistance
The Corporation of Brown University approved a total operating budget of $902 million for the 2014 fiscal year. The budget included raising undergraduate tuition and fees as well as undergraduate financial aid, the school announced Thursday. more
| 2/14/13
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