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Trombly named director of National Offshore Wind Institute

Education 11/03/2023

FALL RIVER – Jessica Trombly, who previously served in a leadership role at the New Bedford Economic Development Council, has been named director of...

NINE BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS across Rhode Island have formed the Rhode Island Businesses for Better Education coalition to support better education outcomes and address major issues, including student achievement gaps.

What more can the business community do to help improve the...

Economy 11/03/2023

A coalition of Rhode Island business groups on Nov. 2 announced a new alliance focused on improving education and student achievement across the state. The...

R.I. business groups form alliance to support education

Business Services 11/02/2023

PROVIDENCE – A collection of prominent groups representing hundreds of businesses across Rhode Island on Thursday formed a new alliance to support better education...

5Q: David N. Cicilline

Business Services 10/27/2023

5Q: David N. Cicilline | CEO and president, Rhode Island Foundation 1. When you were named the foundation’s new CEO and president, you told...

PLAYTIME: Jordan Towle, a visitor services manager at the Providence Children’s Museum, plays with Jorge Rodrigues, 1, of Providence. The museum, according to Executive Director Caroline Payson, relies on ticket sales and membership fees to bolster operating costs.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Finding workforce is labor intensive for local nonprofits

Business Services 10/27/2023

The COVID-19 pandemic’s cascading aftereffects have been complicated and hard to shake for Rhode Island’s nonprofits, which employ 67,000 Rhode Islanders. That number represents...

BRYANT UNIVERSITY'S annual Giving Day on Wednesday raised a school-record $2.34 million. / COURTESY BRYANT UNIVERSITY

Bryant University’s ‘Giving Day’ raises school-record $2.34M

Education 10/26/2023

SMITHFIELD – Bryant University’s annual Giving Day on Wednesday was another record-setter for the private university. The university’s 24-hour fundraising initiative raised $2.34 million through...

A NEW POLL from the University of Rhode Island shows that state and local K-12 education funding should increase, the state’s economy is not strong and residents have low levels of trust in governments. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

URI poll: Education funding should increase, trust in government low

Economy 10/19/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Islanders feel that state and local K-12 education funding should increase and support investment in the blue economy but they...

STUDENTS IN RHODE ISLAND have shown overall improved proficiency in both math and English language arts on the Rhode Island Common Assessment System exam in 2023. However, R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green said the state still has a lot of work to do to improve educational outcomes across the state. / AP FILE PHOTO/MARY ALTAFFER

RICAS results show educational improvement, but more work needed

Editor's Choice 10/18/2023

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education on Wednesday released its latest Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System exam results, which show year-to-year improved student...

GIVING CREDIT: Rhode Island College, along with the University of Rhode Island and the Community College of Rhode Island, is being required to establish ways of awarding academic credit for students who participate in registered apprenticeship programs. COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

New law: R.I. public colleges must plan for apprenticeships

Education 10/13/2023

A new state law requires public higher education institutions to establish ways of awarding academic credit to students who participate in registered apprenticeship programs. “These...