Providence teachers OK new contract
PROVIDENCE - After a year of sometimes acrimonious negotiations with the state, the Providence Teachers Union on Friday overwhelmingly approved a three-year contract.
The deal...
Do you agree with the state’s recommendation for universal mask use...
The state on July 28 said it is recommending universal mask use within K-12 school settings, regardless of vaccination status, when the new school...
Johnson & Wales University requires faculty, staff to be vaccinated
PROVIDENCE – As COVID-19 cases rise in Rhode Island, another local college is mandating its faculty and staff to be vaccinated for the coronavirus.
Johnson...
Providence Teachers Union set to vote on new bargaining agreement
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Teachers Union is set to vote on a new collective bargaining agreement Friday evening.
Negotiations between the union, the Providence Public...
R.I. recommending universal mask wearing in schools
PROVIDENCE – With COVID-19 cases on the rise in Rhode Island, the state on Wednesday said it is recommending universal mask use within school...
BankNewport awards financial education scholarships to 4 high school students
NEWPORT – BankNewport recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to four local high school students who participated in its financial education program, according to a news...
R.I. Commerce approves $250K for Rhode Island 2030 planning
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. on Monday approved $250,000 for the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation to support Gov. Daniel J. McKee's Rhode...
PC president looks to market Friars’ brand on national level
(Editor’s note: This is the first installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders.)
The Rev. Kenneth...
Downtown Woonsocket getting a higher ed boost
The workforce in southern Rhode Island got a helping hand in getting crucial training when the state opened the Westerly Education Center four years...
R.I.’s new guard in higher ed
The region is in the midst of a changing of the guard among higher education leaders.
Since 2019, five new college administrators have taken the...
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