Tag: Angélica Infante-Green
MONEY MATTERS: $400M in bond issues on R.I. ballot as borrowing...
Matt Dunn and Rainer Lohmann are among the top researchers at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, but it’s tough to...
Calls renewed for business community to help with schools
Three years after R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green led the takeover of Providence’s failing schools with a plan that included the involvement of the...
Hennessey Elementary School teacher wins $25K Milken Educator Award
EAST PROVIDENCE – An Agnes B. Hennessey Elementary School third grade teacher received a pleasant monetary surprise, courtesy of the Milken Family Foundation.
Emily Rendine...
Barrington Middle School receives $1.5M state energy bonus
BARRINGTON – The town’s middle school is the recipient of a $1.5 million energy bonus from the R.I. Department of Education as being an...
Additional $30M from Facility Equity Initiative available for school construction efforts
CENTRAL FALLS – About $30 million in funds for the second round of the state School Building Authority’s Facility Equity Initiative is now available...
Bradley Hospital receives $8.6M federal grant to help provide mental health...
EAST PROVIDENCE – Emma Pendleton Brady Hospital has been awarded a five-year, $8.6 million federal grant to help provide mental and behavioral health services...
Providence Public Schools recognized for sustainable electronics efforts
PROVIDENCE – The Information Technology Department of the Providence Public Schools recently received a 2022 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool Purchaser Award for its...
R.I. education officials announce measures to improve civics education
PROVIDENCE – In a significant agreement following a federal lawsuit filed four years by a group of local students, state education officials announced Wednesday...
School districts eligible for up to $500K in emergency state funds...
PROVIDENCE – School districts across Rhode Island will be eligible for substantial emergency state funds in order to make necessary upgrades to improve school...
State launches $5M arts support initiative for local schools
LINCOLN – State elected and education officials announced Thursday a new multimillion-dollar initiative to strengthen arts education in Rhode Island’s public schools.
Gov. Daniel J....