Five Questions With: Shannon Gilkey
Shannon Gilkey is the Rhode Island postsecondary education commissioner. He spoke with Providence Business News about the relocation to Providence of the Rhode Island...
URI hoping to close state’s fintech gap with cross-border alliance
In the relatively nascent sphere of financial technology, Rhode Island – echoing its relationship to the biotech industry – hasn’t caught up with neighboring...
Wilson named new Bryant University board chair
D. ELLEN WILSON, who has worked with leaders in the financial services and health care sectors throughout her career, was recently named Bryant University’s...
Report notes charter schools receive less state funding than traditional districts
PROVIDENCE – A report released Wednesday by the Rhode Island League of Charter Schools found disparities within the state’s funding formula, noting that charter...
Brown, Princeton share $1M Mellon Foundation grant to expand ‘Racing the...
PROVIDENCE – A Brown University researcher will share a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation with a fellow Ivy League institution to help...
Over 330 PPSD teachers receive displacement notices; layoffs not on table...
PROVIDENCE – More than 330 teachers in the Providence Public School District recently received displacement notices, which means the affected faculty members will need...
Lawmakers propose legislation to protect image likeness rights for college athletes
PROVIDENCE – A pair of state lawmakers introduced legislation in the R.I. General Assembly that would allow collegiate athletes to personally profit from the...
What to know about SAVE, the income-driven plan to repay student...
NEW YORK (AP) – More than 75 million student loan borrowers have enrolled in the U.S. government's newest repayment plan since it launched in...
Brown University reinstates standardized test requirement for admission
PROVIDENCE – Prospective students seeking admission into Brown University will now again have to submit their standardized test scores to receive consideration from the...
Highlander Charter School Superintendent Grant retiring; Simpson-Thomas named successor
WARREN – Over the last two decades, Rose Mary Grant has seen the Highlander Charter School evolve and expand to help students reach their...