Tag: Education
Ricca out as East Greenwich school superintendent
EAST GREENWICH – More than two weeks after receiving a no-confidence vote from teachers within the district, Brian G. Ricca is out as the...
Math Matters RI puts focus on crucial subject
We’ve all heard the expression: I am not a math person. The numbers and complex math rules and formulas can be overwhelming for some....
Taunton state Rep. Doherty dies of cancer at 82
TAUNTON – Rep. Carol A. Doherty, a Democrat and former longtime educator who has represented the 3rd Bristol district in the Mass. Statehouse for...
Fort Barton Elementary School in Tiverton to close at end of...
TIVERTON – Citing the need to decrease a seven-figure deficit in its upcoming fiscal budget and declining enrollment, the Tiverton School Committee on Feb....
State launches new math skills initiative, provides $2.1M in grants for...
PROVIDENCE – State officials on Thursday announced a new initiative to promote the importance of mathematics in local schools, as well as award multiple...
Report: Providence residents feel state intervention of schools going in ‘wrong...
PROVIDENCE – A new report released Wednesday by Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s office highlights where some community stakeholders stand on how the state’s intervention...
Providence schools could return to city control next year, if conditions...
PROVIDENCE – While state elected and education leaders feel there’s more work to do, the Providence Public School District could be returned to local...
With $87.5M lab, URI prepping to expand state’s biotech capability
Some biomedical researchers at the University of Rhode Island may be working toward breakthroughs in cancer studies, environmental health sciences and neuroscience. But sometimes,...
Neronha, RIDE issue new student safeguarding guidance for schools amid deportation...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the R.I. Department of Education on Monday issued new guidance with school officials across the...
R.I. Foundation, Annenberg Institute create commission to assess state’s education funding...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation and the Annenberg Institute at Brown University are launching a new education committee to study, assess and make...
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