Four R.I. teachers are recognized for effort in science education
WEST GREENWICH – Four Rhode Island teachers have won the 2008 Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence (AASTE). The AASTE program recognizes teachers who...
R.I. educators head to Chicago for arts summit
PROVIDENCE – A team of Rhode Island arts education leaders will take part in an exclusive “Arts Education Leadership Institute” next month, thanks to...
URI’s O’Leary honored for supporting biotech
PROVIDENCE – John O’Leary, director of special programs at the University of Rhode Island’s Feinstein Providence Campus, has received the 2008 Professional Appreciation Award...
House approves relaxing of school-age mandate
PROVIDENCE – The House recently approved legislation that would allow school departments to admit into their kindergarten programs children who turn age 5 between...
State plans change in graduation rate formula
PROVIDENCE – The state is changing the way high school graduation rates are calculated, causing education officials to reduce a previously reported 89.2 percent...
RISD-designed house placed in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH – A house that students at Rhode Island School of Design constructed for a national solar competition has found a permanent home at...
Lesson from Red Baron: Work to be an ACE
Though there is debate among experts as to the exact origins of the term “ace,” its connotation is unmistakable. The designation conferred instant...
Dad’s advice on Father’s Day
There’s an English proverb that goes: “One father is worth more than a hundred schoolmasters.”
Fathers can teach their children many important lessons. Father’s...
A little investment will yield big payout
One of the big challenges facing the nation in the near and long terms is a shortage of qualified health care professionals and teachers...
Being best requires real commitment
Advanced Financial Services has been judged the leading large company in Providence Business News’ Best Places To Work in Rhode Island competition in each...
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