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STONEHILL COLLEGE announced Thursday it has acquired Moreau Hall, a former elementary school building in Easton, for $2.3 million. / COURTESY STONEHILL COLLEGE

Stonehill College acquires former elementary school building for $2.3M

EASTON – A former town elementary school building is now part of Stonehill College’s infrastructure, with plans for it still to be determined. The college...

Annenberg: Providence teacher resignations problematic

PROVIDENCE – In its latest look at teacher staffing in the Providence Public School District released Tuesday, the Annenberg Institute at Brown University says...

Voters usually say yes to bond issues. Are local, state officials...

It’s not a great time to borrow.  Talk to anyone who recently took out a mortgage or a car loan, now paying interest rates not...
MEETING STREET on Friday announced with Se. Jack Reed, D-R.I., that the organization secured a $1 million federal earmark to support the launch of its new early childhood family resource center.

Meeting Street receives $1M federal earmark for new family resource center

PROVIDENCE – Meeting Street is soon launching a new early childhood family resource center and the education nonprofit has secured significant federal funding to...
ANOTHER WORLD: Thomas ­Walters IV gives a virtual headset a try while his father, Thomas Walters III, looks on at the Youth Innovation STEAM Hub  event launched by the nonprofit Winner’s Circle XR Academy Inc. in Providence on Jan. 20. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Why hasn’t VR become a key tool in classroom?

One day, students will start a class by jumping into an avatar and strolling into a digital replica of their classroom. But we are...
Lee Ann Rawlins Williams

Students do better when teachers get mental health support

When it comes to mental health at school, typically the focus is on helping students, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. But as school officials...
GREGORY W. BOWMAN, dean of the Roger Williams University School of Law, says the new Institute for Race and Law house programs to better train new attorneys on perspectives of system inequities and improve racial justice. / PBN FILE PHOTO / RUPERT WHITELEY

RWU School of Law to launch Institute for Race and Law

BRISTOL – Close to three years after introducing a new required course for law students on racial issues and the U.S. law, Roger Williams...

Mel Bride to Lead San Miguel School

The Board of Directors of San Miguel School recently promoted current Director of Advancement, Mel Bride, to Executive Director effective July 1. Current Executive...

State’s top education official warns of budget cuts, layoffs

PROVIDENCE – The state’s top education official is warning that school districts across the state could see budget cuts and staff layoffs over the...
THE TOMAQUAG MUSEUM received a $444,282 federal grant to help with its construction of a new museum on the University of Rhode Island campus.

Tomaquag Museum receives $444K federal grant to help build new home...

PROVIDENCE – The Tomaquag Museum is receiving another financial boost from the state’s congressional delegation to build a new facility on the University of...
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