IYRS launching one-year marine systems program
NEWPORT – The International Yacht Restoration School is launching a new one-year program in marine systems this fall.
The IYRS Marine Systems Program will train...
After-school programs added in Providence
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public Library and the Providence After School Alliance have joined forces to offer five new after-school programs for middle-school children...
URI department among most productive in field
KINGSTON VILLAGE – The 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index has ranked the University of Rhode Island's department of environmental and natural resource economics the...
Math, reading scores improve across R.I., writing scores drop
PROVIDENCE – Elementary and middle school students' test scores in reading and mathematics improved statewide last year, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced Jan. 30.
In...
Ex-U.N. ambassador joins Brown institute
Richard C. Holbrooke, who served as the United States' ambassador to the United Nations during the Clinton administration, has accepted a five-year appointment as...
Survey: R.I. gamblers love casinos
Though more Rhode Island residents have been visiting Lincoln Park, fewer have been visiting Newport Grand, and those who visit the slot parlors have...
Central Falls’ schools get a helping hand
After Central Falls High School missed its test score targets for the fifth consecutive year, the No Child Left Behind Act required that the...
Chevron updates HVAC, hot water at two schools
PROVIDENCE – Chevron Energy Solutions, a unit of Chevron Corp., has updated the heating and hot water systems of Chariho and East Providence Vocational...
Richard Holbrooke named to Brown’s Watson Institute
PROVIDENCE – Brown University today announced the appointment of Richard C. Holbrooke, a former U.S. ambassador and assistant secretary of state, to a five-year...
Digication adds tool to educational software suite
PROVIDENCE – Educational software company Digication Inc. this week unveiled its Digication Admin Tool, designed to help schools manage the company’s Web-based learning, collaboration...
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