Tag: Angélica Infante-Green
Gilkey looks to launch registry to help workforce
While the state navigates the labor shortage, the R.I. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner is seeking to widen the talent pipeline as Rhode Island...
5 underserved school districts receive $20M in state funding for facilities...
PROVIDENCE – Schools in Central Falls, Woonsocket, Providence, Pawtucket and West Warwick will be receiving a portion of $20 million in funding to help...
Less quarantine, ‘monitor-to-stay’ initiative among state’s new COVID-19 school guidance
PROVIDENCE – Reducing quarantine time for students who test positive for COVID-19 and exempting close contacts from quarantining are among the new school COVID-19...
RIDE introduces proposed changes to high school education delivery
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Council on Elementary and Secondary Education on Dec. 7 heard a proposal from R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green about revisions...
Providence public schools award $150K to nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District on Thursday announced $150,000 in community impact grants that it has awarded to eight local nonprofits to...
Providence Public School District offering incentives, including signing bonuses, to attract...
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District announced Friday that it is offering multiple incentives, including early signing bonuses for newly hired educators and...
Lessons in changing leadership
EDUCATION
The education sector across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts has transformed in numerous ways in recent years, ranging from new leadership taking over at...
$336K in federal subgrants awarded to 8 R.I. school districts to...
PROVIDENCE – More than $336,000 in McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Education for Homeless Children and Youth subgrants were awarded to eight Rhode Island school...
R.I. approves 3-year contract for education commissioner
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The R.I. Council on Elementary and Secondary Education has approved a three-year contract renewal with state Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green despite...
Statewide RICAS performance drops from 2019 to 2021; leaders cite COVID...
PROVIDENCE – Results of the 2021 Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System standardized tests released Thursday by the R.I. Department of Education show that the...