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Five Questions With: Steven Brown

Steven Brown is the executive director of American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. Recently, the ACLU released a report that found that...

Junior Achievement’s ‘Play4JA’ initiative raises $102K

PROVIDENCE – Junior Achievement of Rhode Island has raised $102,260 through the organization’s “Play4JA” fundraising initiative. The initiative was a series of virtual and in-person...

Child & Family’s Townsend Luncheon raises $80K

MIDDLETOWN – Child & Family’s annual Townsend Luncheon, held on June 21, exceeded its fundraising goal and raised more than $80,000 to benefit the...
SAINT VINCENT'S SERVICES' annual Motorcycle Run and Raffle will take place Sept. 17. / COURTESY SAINT VINCENT'S SERVICES

Philanthropy Calendar, July 19, 2023

Click here for the Sept. 27, 2022 issue of the Philanthropy Calendar.
Jason Albuquerque

Cyber Sessions: Time for radical shift in awareness training

(Editor’s note: This is the 12th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
THE RHODE ISLAND American Civil Liberties Union Inc. and the Rhode Island Center for Justice filed Monday a federal class-action lawsuit against the Providence Public School District and the R.I. Department of Education over allegations of the district not properly providing special education services to young children.

PPSD, RIDE sued over lack of special education services to young students

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union Inc. and the Rhode Island Center for Justice on Monday announced they have filed a...
BROWN UNIVERSITY was ranked No. 11 in College Raptor's annual Top 50 Best Colleges in the United States list. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown, RISD named among College Raptor’s annual Best Colleges

PROVIDENCE – A pair of local colleges were ranked among the best higher education institutions in the country, according to College Raptor, a wholly...
A NEW REPORT released Thursday from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council has mixed results on the changes the R.I. General Assembly made this year to the education aid.

RIPEC: Some changes to education aid were positive but ‘reversed progress’ on equity

PROVIDENCE – A new report released Thursday by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council offers mixed views on the state’s changes to education aid...

R.I. State Council on Arts grants $828K to 138 entities

PROVIDENCE – Artists, related groups and schools across the state will share $828,300 in grants, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. State Council...
CHIARA DELTITO-SHARROTT has been named the R.I. League of Charter Schools' new executive director. / COURTESY R.I. LEAGUE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS

R.I. League of Charter Schools taps Deltito-Sharrott as new director

PROVIDENCE – New leadership is now in place at the Rhode Island League of Charter Schools. The organization that advocates for the state’s charter schools...
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