Education spurs genius spark
An anthropologist was doing research on a small island in the South Pacific. He’d become quite friendly with the medicine man from one of...
Teachers’ unions say angst over pink slips overblown
When Rosa Quiñonez Crowley received her layoff notice a few weeks ago it was her fifth pink slip in six years of teaching, but...
End the charade of mass layoff notices
Rosa Quiñonez Crowley has been around the proverbial block when it comes to local education. The Woonsocket High School Spanish teacher understands why unions...
Job growth comes in all shapes and sizes
Efforts to grow jobs in Rhode Island are all around us. Some are more visible than others but all are important, as two stories...
No talent, no company?
The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders, representing small and large businesses in a variety of industries...
Providence Equity gets FTC go-ahead to buy ATI
WASHINGTON – The Federal Trade Commission has approved Providence Equity Partners Inc.’s planned acquisition of nursing testing and education company Assessment Technologies Institute LLC,...
DLT: R.I. employment falls 0.3%
CRANSTON – Employment at Rhode Island establishments last month resumed its decline, falling to the lowest level in three and a half years, after...
Communications is key to sustainability, speaker says
PROVIDENCE – To Robert Hildreth, the sustainability movement has to move beyond just the environment in order to maintain its momentum. It has to...
Help-wanted ads fall; unemployment claims rise
NEW YORK – The Help-Wanted Advertising Index of job offerings in major newspapers nationwide dipped 1 point last month to 21, erasing December’s 1-point...
R.I. high school students lag in NECAP testing
PROVIDENCE – Most high school students in Rhode Island achieved proficiency in reading in last fall’s standardized tests but fell short of that mark...
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