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CCRI graduates First Fit2Serve class aimed at preparing recruits for law enforcement careers 

WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has graduated the inaugural class of its Fit2Serve: Pathway to Policing program, an eight-week training initiative...

Cody Fino

PBN 40 UNDER FORTY 2026 AWARDS CODY FINO | 34 Executive director of workforce partnerships, Community College of Rhode Island What is the biggest challenge facing your...

DOJ sues Rhode Island over college tuition benefits for noncitizens

The U.S. Department of Justice on June 29 added Rhode Island and Massachusetts to the list of states it is suing over higher education...
Bruce Newbury

High school students get a taste of the future at culinary...

Each June is an exciting time, with graduations and new beginnings. Everyone shares best wishes for the class of 2026, including culinary students. The Rhode...

Citizens commits $1.65M to workforce development and financial education programs in...

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. is investing more than $1.65 million in Rhode Island programs focused on workforce development and financial education, part...

Election 2026: Foulkes rolls out ‘Believe in Rhode Island’ economic plan,...

JOHNSTON – Helena Buonanno Foulkes on Wednesday announced the first component of her comprehensive economic plan, pledging a $100 million bond to fund “classroom-to-career”...
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE PRESIDENT Jack R. Warner is joining some state officials in pushing for the college's Hope Scholarship program to become permanent. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Is RIC’s tuition-free scholarship worth the price tag?

As lawmakers consider legislation that would make Rhode Island College’s Hope Scholarship permanent, state and college officials argue that the school’s rebounding enrollment and...

McKee pushes for $60M bond proposal for CCRI workforce training center...

WARWICK – Gov. Daniel J. McKee is touting a proposed $60 million general obligation bond to build a Workforce Innovation Center at the Community...
CREDIT ­WORTHY: Conor ­McCloskey, left, Narragansett High School principal, and Narragansett schools Superintendent Peter Cummings, are pleased that the town topped the list of Rhode Island school districts that saw the biggest increase in students taking Advanced Placement exams over the last decade. 
PBN PHOTO/­ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Advanced Placement participation surges across R.I. high schools

At Narragansett High School, students as young as freshmen are stepping into college-level classrooms, tackling Advanced Placement courses that just a decade ago few...
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND'S Knight campus in Warwick was put on lockdown Tuesday due to a "suspicious person.” / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI Warwick lockdown over; no threat found

WARWICK – The lockdown order put in place at The Knight Campus of the Community College of Rhode Island Tuesday has been lifted. The campus, along...
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