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RIDE partners with Hazel Health to enhance mental health services for...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education and state officials announced Oct. 17 that the department is partnering with California-based telehealth provider Hazel Health...

Cranston kindergarten teacher wins Milken Educator Award

CRANSTON – What started as a typical school day for kindergarten teacher Maria Santonastaso transformed into a celebration, as Santonastaso learned that she had...
R.I. EDUCATION COMMISSIONER Angelica Infante-Green said Thursday that students across the state are still facing many effects, including mental health issues, brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic. / SCREENSHOT VIA R.I. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Infante-Green cites absenteeism, mental health issues for setback in RICAS results

PROVIDENCE – After showing signs of improvement last year, the latest Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System exam results released Friday by the R.I. Department...
EARLY START: Kenadee Houle, a sophomore at William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School, serves up Korean chicken bulgogi as part of the Menu for Success food truck competition at Lincoln High School.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

BRIDGING THE GAP: Programs connect culinary workers, employers in need

Rhode Islanders love good food, and our ­reward is a regular stream of new restaurants. “It’s fantastic from an entrepreneurial standpoint but every time you...
HANDS ON: 
Teacher candidate Jessica Barresi, center, holds a metal box she worked on in a welding program that is part of a teacher certification program at Roger Williams University run by Lynne Bedard, center right. Also pictured, from left, foreground: Coventry High students Brayden Assadorian (wearing ­welding helmet) and James Spencer, and teacher candidates Jennifer Ortiz, back left; Anthony Carrion, foreground center right; and Louis Petrucci, right.
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CAREER SHIFT: RWU offers path to teaching for working adults

As the COVID-19 pandemic began to race across the country, Danielle Ricci could see a nursing shortage on the horizon and wanted to find...
ANGELICA INFANTE-GREEN is expected to receive a new three-year contract to remain as the state's education commissioner. /PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Infante-Green to receive new 3-year contract as R.I.’s education commissioner

PROVIDENCE – Angélica Infante-Green is expected to remain the state’s education commissioner for the next three years. The R.I. Council on Elementary and Secondary Education...
THE R.I. COUNCIL on Elementary and Secondary Education on Thursday unanimously voted to continue the state takeover of the Providence Public School District for up to the next three years. / COURTESY CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL

RIDE’s takeover of Providence schools to continue for 3 years, but...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s largest public school district will remain in the R.I. Department of Education’s control for the next three years at the...
THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC School District board on Wednesday unanimously voted to recommend the R.I. Department of Education to end the state intervention of the district by the end of the 2024-25 academic year. / SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE.COM

Providence school board wants state intervention to end. But will it?

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District board made clear Wednesday night that the city’s schools should be brought back under local control. However,...
STATE ELECTED AND EDUCATION officials on Friday announced $5 million in funding for 24 local education agencies for instructional coaching in math and English language arts.

State awards $5M in grants to help schools hire instructional coaches

PROVIDENCE – State elected and education officials announced Friday that $5 million in state funding will be distributed to 24 local education agencies –...

Attendance in R.I. public schools is on the rebound after pandemic...

Rhode Island kids aren’t skipping school as much as they used to. In the 2023-2024 school year, there were 244,375 fewer absences across Rhode Island’s...
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