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FINANCE FUNDAMENTALS: Bryan Hoff­man, a financial services certified professional with Gorra Financial Group, teaches financial literacy to a special education class at East Providence High School through Won Strategy, a program that introduces high school students to the fundamentals of business.
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Entrepreneurship as a tool for equity

PBN 2025 DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION AWARDS Education: Won Strategy From ideation and product design to financial literacy and marketing, Providence-based Won Strategy’s Why to How...
THE CHAMPLIN Foundation has awarded 98 organizations across the state a total of $11.2 million in grants to advance various capital needs and improvements projects.

98 R.I. organizations receive $11.2M in grants from Champlin Foundation

CRANSTON – The Champlin Foundation recently awarded $11.2 million in grants to 98 organizations across the state to support their capital needs and improvement...

New student loan limits could damage career plans

As millions of student loan borrowers settle into the school year, many are stressed about how they’ll pay for their degrees. These students may...

Rhode to Work 2025

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PBN’s 2025 Cybersecurity, AI & Tech Summit coming Oct. 9

WARWICK – The ever-evolving intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and business innovation is among the topics to be discussed during Providence Business News’ 2025 Cybersecurity, AI...
RHODE ISLAND students continue to make steady progress in English and math while narrowing the gap with Massachusetts students, according to the latest Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System exam results released Thursday by the R.I. Department of Education. 

RICAS scores show state’s students improving in English, math

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island students continue to make steady progress in English and math while narrowing the gap with Massachusetts students, according to the...
Tara ­Sonenshine

The cost of fewer foreign students coming to U.S.

American college campuses are buzzing with the familiar routine of students getting settled in classes and dorms. One new trend, though, is emerging. An estimated 30%...

Barrington school teacher placed on leave, to be investigated over alleged...

BARRINGTON – A teacher in the town’s public school district has been placed on paid administrative leave over concerns related to social media activity...
DIALING IT BACK: ­Maribeth Calabro, president of the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals, says the policy at Nathaniel Greene Middle School in Providence to severely limit students’ access to cellphones during the day has worked well. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Cellphone bans in class are going statewide

When Nathaniel Greene Middle School in Providence started using special pouches to lock students’ cellphones during the school day, teachers noticed a dramatic change. “The...
MORE THAN A GAME: Janice Mascarelli, center, a teacher at the Newport Family Child Opportunity Zone Summer Learning Academy at Pell Elementary School in Newport, plays Alphabet Zoop card games with Pell students to build letter and sound recognition skills as they prepare to enter first grade.
COURTESY NEWPORT FAMILY CHILD OPPORTUNITY ZONE SUMMER LEARNING ACADEMY

As funding shrinks, can Learn365RI still get results?

During April vacation, it may be hard to imagine children feeling enthusiastic about more schoolwork during what’s typically an eagerly awaited break. But when Warwick...
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