Tag: Angélica Infante-Green
R.I. education commissioner asking school districts to submit ‘closure plans’
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green, in a letter Thursday, is calling all public-school districts in Rhode Island to submit closure plans that...
RIDE, Community Design teams to hold Community Day
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education and the Community Design teams will host a Community Day on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3...
Twin River Worldwide Holdings donates $25K to education fund
PROVIDENCE – Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. has donated $25,000 to the Fund for Rhode Island Public Education to be invested in teacher pipeline...
Raimondo pushes to make tuition-free program a permanent Promise
When Davila Jackley graduates from the Community College of Rhode Island this spring, she’ll do so without having paid any tuition.
Jackley, 19, is among...
R.I. Foundation unveils 10-year plan, $1M commitment to improve public education
PROVIDENCE – Within the last two years, Rhode Island has started making the long journey to repair the public education system in the state.
In...
RIDE, PPSD to offer teachers reimbursement for enrolling in ESL certification...
PROVIDENCE – In a joint announcement Thursday, the R.I. Department of Education and the Providence Public School District said they will offer teachers reimbursement...
Harrison Peters introduced as Providence’s new school superintendent
PROVIDENCE – Being called to serve has been nothing new for Harrison Peters.
A former U.S. Navy veteran, Peters has also worked in multiple, challenging...
Five Questions with Maribeth Calabro, Providence Teachers Union president
Maribeth Calabro | President, Providence Teachers Union
1. The Providence public schools are now under R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education control. What...
Rhode Island Foundation creates fund to support public education in state
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has established a fund to accept donations from individuals and the business and nonprofit communities to help improve...
Education accountability, electronic opioid prescriptions, mandatory health insurance among new R.I....
PROVIDENCE – As 2020 draws near, residents and businesses within Rhode Island will need to adhere to new requirements set to go into effect...