‘It’s a numbers game’: Teacher unions say R.I. star ratings paint incomplete picture
PROVIDENCE – Purple Pride and commitment to students run deep at Classical High School, and the overall analysis by the R.I. Department of Education...
Is it fair for the state to rate public schools only as high as...
The state on Jan. 8 released its 2023 school accountability and improvement results, with about a 50-50 spit on schools that are performing at...
State’s top education official warns of budget cuts, layoffs
PROVIDENCE – The state’s top education official is warning that school districts across the state could see budget cuts and staff layoffs over the...
URI concludes 2023 with $500K in Champlin Foundation technology grants
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island last year received a total of $500,000 in Champlin Foundation grants for technology that supports multidisciplinary learning, URI officials...
Downtown festival to bring light, entertainment to winter doldrums
PROVIDENCE – As what many consider the dreariest stretch of the year looms ahead, Providence tourism officials are hoping to encourage more people to...
Tomaquag Museum receives $444K federal grant to help build new home on URI campus
PROVIDENCE – The Tomaquag Museum is receiving another financial boost from the state’s congressional delegation to build a new facility on the University of...
Hamblett named Save The Bay’s permanent executive director
NEWPORT – The “interim” tag has been removed from Topher Hamblett’s title with Save The Bay Inc.
The local marine advocacy nonprofit announced Monday that...
RIDE’s school ratings still show mixed results; Providence school ratings mostly unchanged
PROVIDENCE – While more K-12 public schools across Rhode Island achieved 5-star status in 2023, the school accountability and improvement results released by the...
St. Mary’s Home for Children names interim executive director after scathing report
PROVIDENCE – Just one day after details of a report raising concerns about the safety and care provided at St. Mary’s Home for Children,...
URI names Vivier dean of health sciences
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Dr. Patrick Vivier, a member of the Tufts University School of Medicine senior leadership team and who currently serves as interim...
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