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THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND has the Rhode Island Promise scholarship, which allows qualified students to attend the school tuition-free, but Massachusetts has taken it a step further by making a community college education available tuition-free for any Massachusetts resident with a high school diploma. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

Where does Mass. move to tuition-free community colleges leave R.I.?

Massachusetts has expanded its community college tuition-free program to cover all students this fall, but don't expect Rhode Island to follow suit anytime soon. State...
THERAPY SESSIONS: Johnson & Wales University Associate Dean Rebecca Simon was one of two people to develop Rhode Island’s first occupational therapy doctorate program. 
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Rebecca Simon

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Rebecca Simon | Johnson & Wales University | Associate dean REBECCA SIMON HASN’T MET an obstacle she won’t...
FINDING INSPIRATION: Kerry LaPlante, dean of the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, was inspired by her neighborhood pharmacist in her native Buffalo, N.Y., to work in health care. 
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Kerry LaPlante

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards Kerry LaPlante | University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy | Dean AT 16 YEARS OLD, Kerry LaPlante already...
RHODE ISLAND was ranked No. 28 among the best states to live in the U.S., while Massachusetts was named best in the nation for the second-straight year, according to a study by WalletHub. / PBN FILE PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

R.I. ranked 28th in WalletHub’s best states to live ranking

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked No. 28 among the best states to live in the U.S., while Massachusetts was named best in the...
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 –...

Sidney DeMello joins R.I. League of Charter Schools as Director of...

The Rhode Island League of Charter Schools is pleased to announce that Sidney DeMello will be joining the League as Director of School Supports....
THE REV. ROBERT L. MARCIANO, right, will step down Sept. 1 as president of Bishop Hendricken High School. School Principal Mark DeCiccio, left, will be the school's primary leader. / COURTESY BISHOP HENDRICKEN HIGH SCHOOL

Bishop Hendricken president Marciano to step down; principal DeCiccio to lead...

WARWICK – There will be a leadership change and restructuring at Bishop Hendricken High School. The all-boys Catholic high school announced Tuesday that The Rev....

Steward Health Care announces closure of 2 Mass. hospitals 

BOSTON (AP) – Steward Health Care announced Friday that it is closing two hospitals in Massachusetts because it received no qualified bids for the...
FULL OF ENERGY: University of Rhode Island engineering student Casey Egan is interning with the utility company PPL Corp. and is hopeful the partnership between PPL and URI will give researchers a chance to contribute to the fight against climate change. 
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New accord could propel green energy research at URI

The University of Rhode Island is hoping a new partnership with the utility company PPL Corp. will pay off by bringing in millions of...
KEEPING TRACK: Marcela Betancur, director of the Latino Policy Institute, says the group will be releasing a report in September on Latino representation in higher education. Census data shows Latinos have been graduating college in increasing numbers over 20 years but remain underpaid and underrepresented in the workforce. 
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Despite earning more degrees, Latinos still see pay disparities

Marcela Betancur says many Latinos find themselves at a disadvantage when it comes to higher education. After all, a large percentage of college-age Latinos in...
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