SIGNED ON THE LINE: Newport Mayor Xaykham “Xay” Khamsyvoravong, seated at right, ceremonially agrees in April to participate in Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s Learn365RI out-of-school learning initiative. McKee is sitting at left. R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green stands between McKee and Khamsyvoravong. The signing took place at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County. COURTESY GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE’S OFFICE
In Newport, Mayor Xaykham “Xay” Khamsyvoravong sees all the ingredients for student success – not just within the school system and among students but in the broader community’s offerings. Still, the dots aren’t connecting, he says. The district struggles with chronic absenteeism, with almost a third of its students in elementary school meeting this designation.…
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