Tag: Enrollment
RIPEC: State spends heavily on K-12 education, but student results lag
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks among the nation’s highest-spending states on public K-12 education, yet student achievement remains near the national average and significant...
URI pharmacy enrollment rebounds after decline
When Kerry LaPlante decided to become a pharmacist, the opportunity to play a direct, accessible role in community health care served as a major...
Record 16.3M seek health coverage through ‘Obamacare’
WASHINGTON (AP) – A record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year, double the number covered when the marketplaces first...
Give RIC scholarship to help lure students
A 33% decline in enrollment at Rhode Island College over the last decade should be sounding alarm bells on campus and at the Statehouse.
The...
On some campuses, Chinese students are fewer
When Yifei “Jerry” Hu arrived at Brown University last year, he knew he wasn’t going to return home – at least not for a...
Brown University admits 2,546 students for 2026 class
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has admitted 2,546 students for its 2026 class, including offering admission to nearly 900 freshmen in December and an additional...
Gittell leads Bryant with an economist’s eye
(Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders.)
Bryant University President...
HealthSource RI announces extended open enrollment for 2022
EAST PROVIDENCE – HealthSource RI, the state’s health insurance marketplace, has announced an extended open enrollment period that begins Monday for 2022 health coverage.
Those...
Declines in enrollment put squeeze on colleges
Megan Faucher of Pawtucket has been waiting to go to college, but the pandemic has made the wait even longer.
Faucher, a single mother of...
Should state aid to Rhode Island’s three public colleges be increased...
All three of Rhode Island’s state colleges are expecting enrollment declines for the upcoming fall semester, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Community College...
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