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Tablets finding a home in R.I. classrooms
At the Rocky Hill School in East Greenwich, Jonathan M. Schoenwald, head of school, is looking forward to the September session. That’s because the school will try a new program, issuing iPads to its middle school children. The private institution already has 30 iPads available to its students, from preschool to fifth grade that were shared between the classes as part of a trial run from last year. “We’ve adopted the use of the iPad wholeheartedly. We’re starting [out with middle school this year] but that’s almost 80 students,” he said. “That’s a pretty big commitment.” more
Students weigh in on college preparedness
College-preparedness programs here are working to engage students but need to be expanded, according to a new study that gives voice to those most affected by the issue – Rhode Island students from families with low incomes. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 12/24/12

GRRL Tech exposes nearly 500 to STEM industries
More than 470 girls from local high schools spent Thursday at the University of Rhode Island exploring STEM industries and career pathways during Tech Collective’s 12th annual GRRL Tech event. more
Five Questions With: Candida Desjardins
Candida Desjardins, educational outreach program manager at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, talks about the center’s science and technology outreach programs. more
United Providence! education initiative to launch on Tuesday
(Updated, 6 p.m.) Nonprofit education management organization United Providence!, which is designed to manage the turnaround process in Providence’s lowest-performing schools, will officially launch Tuesday with an event at the R.I. Convention Center. more
| 2/11/13
Schneider expansion to accommodate Title IX
Providence College students should be used to the earth movers and construction crews by now. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/4/13

Fogarty tapped as new head of Lincoln School
Suzanne Fogarty has been appointed the 16th head of the Lincoln School, an independent college preparatory school for girls, effective July 1, 2014. more
| 3/29/13
Poverty, income disparities abound for R.I. children
The findings of the 2013 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook released Monday at a policy breakfast at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick revealed a growing income gap between the richest and poorest families. more
St. Mary’s Academy-Bay View names new president
Vittoria Pacifico-DeBenedictis was recently appointed president of St. Mary Academy-Bay View, a Catholic school for girls in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in East Providence. For the past 11 years, she has served as principal of St. Francis of Assisi School in Braintree, Mass. Pacifico-DeBenedictis holds a master’s degree in school administration from Emmanuel College and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. more
8/6/12
URI in push for coordinated care
Before the individual mandate is ever enforced or insurance exchanges established, the federal health care reform law that’s roiled the nation may fundamentally change the way Rhode Islanders with cognitive disabilities and Alzheimer’s disease are treated. more
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