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Gist says technology key to improving classroom instruction
Education Commissioner Deborah Gist on Tuesday called for investment and innovation in early learning, technology, and mathematics improvement, in her fourth annual State of Education address to the General Assembly. more
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
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
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
Central Falls schools land $10M from Gates Foundation
(Updated, 4 p.m.)The Central Falls District-Charter Collaboration Compact, at the Segue Institute for Learning, has received a $10 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Central Falls School District announced Tuesday ahead of a press conference. more
U.S. on track to meet 90% HS grad. rate by ’20, R.I. falls behind
For the first time, new research reveals that the United States is on track to meet a goal of a 90 percent national high school graduation rate by 2020, according to a report released Monday. more
| 2/25/13
Gist says diploma system allows retesting to meet requirements
State Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist has sent a letter to “friends of education” explaining her support for new graduation requirements following the recent release of 2012 NECAP assessments that showed about 4,100 students at risk of not graduating. more
| 2/19/13
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
NECAP scores improve but many students still struggle in math
The 2012 New England Common Assessment Program test scores showed significant improvement from 2008 to 2012 in both reading and mathematics proficiency levels, with less significant improvements from 2011 to 2012. more
| 2/8/13
High school dropout gender gap highest in R.I., Conn.
Rhode Island has one of largest gender gaps among high school dropouts in the country, according to a U.S. Department of Education study. more
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