Tag: Angélica Infante-Green
SCHOOL DAZE: RIC searches for identity amid severe enrollment drop
Erik Christiansen didn’t know much about Rhode Island College when he agreed to take a job teaching history there in 2010.
The Maryland native quickly...
KIDS COUNT: Racial disparities remain in R.I. education
PROVIDENCE – Racial and ethnic disparities still exist in various aspects in education across all grades in Rhode Island, according to Rhode Island KIDS...
State receives $4M federal grant to support early childhood sector
PROVIDENCE – The state has received a $4 million Preschool Development Birth Through Age Five Planning Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and...
RIC interim president gets contract extension; search for permanent leader planned...
PROVIDENCE – The interim leader of Rhode Island College is staying on for another year, with plans to begin the search for a permanent...
Are you satisfied with the pace of improvements in the state-run...
A state report released on Dec. 16 found that 31 of the Providence Public School District’s 40 schools have a two-star rating or lower,...
R.I. education council OKs 13 school projects totaling $331.9M
PROVIDENCE – Thirteen school projects in four cities and towns totaling $331.9 million were approved Tuesday by the R.I. Council on Elementary and Secondary...
‘Disappointed’ Paolino looks to sell St. Joseph’s building after education leaders...
PROVIDENCE – Two years ago, developer Joseph R. Paolino Jr. wanted to give back to the city he once oversaw as mayor by providing...
RIDE’s school ratings show mixed results across R.I.; Providence schools struggling
PROVIDENCE – It is close to a 50-50 split across Rhode Island regarding schools that are performing at a high level and those that...
Lifespan Cancer Institute launches career program for young people of color
PROVIDENCE – The Lifespan Cancer Institute is launching a new program to train high school students of color for a career in cancer research...
RIC to waive test score admission requirements for education students
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College students soon won’t have to meet standardized test score requirements to enroll in RIC’s teacher preparation program.
The pilot program...