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  Many nursing schools see spike in applications
  
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  Rebecca Twitchell | half full llc founder, president Just like no two snowflakes are the same, no two people are the same either. If we...
  
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  April 8, 2021 1:45 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island has improved its vaccination campaign to a point where it is among the nation’s most successful in administering first doses,...
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  COVID-19 vaccination mandates are mulled by universities, businesses
  
  April 9, 2021 3:36 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – Universities and businesses in Rhode Island are grappling with whether to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, and in the case of colleges,...
  
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  Elias stepping down as Warren Alpert Medical School dean;...
  
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  PROVIDENCE – Dr. Jack A. Elias will be stepping down in his role as dean of Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School and will...
  
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  Brown announces fall student vaccination requirement
  
  April 6, 2021 12:40 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – Brown University announced plans for a mostly in-person fall semester return that will require all students on campus to have received a...
  
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  Many nursing schools see spike in applications
  
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  Kayla Amado has seen the horrors of the coronavirus up close as a front-line worker. Amado worked in a Providence-based rehabilitation facility when COVID-19 cases...
  
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  Charter school debate rekindled by legislation
  
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  Angelo Garcia’s plans to expand Segue Institute for Learning began the day after the school first opened 12 years ago. Garcia, Segue’s founder and head...
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  Former Benny’s HQ and distribution center buildings sell for...
  
  April 8, 2021 10:45 pm
  
  SMITHFIELD – The former distribution and headquarters of Benny’s has sold for $20, according to real estate records. The amount covers a total of...
  
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  April 8, 2021 10:30 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – The historical building that housed the popular restaurant business Duck & Bunny was demolished last weekend, setting off calls among preservation advocates...
  
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  Legal concerns may prompt revisions to Providence TSA reform
  
  April 8, 2021 12:23 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – Whether the city can legally set wage requirements for projects that receive property tax breaks has been called into question, prompting possible...
  
  Real Estate
  
  Five Questions With: Les Hiscoe
  
  April 7, 2021 10:30 pm
  
  Les Hiscoe is CEO of Shawmut Design and Construction, which recently announced it will sponsor scholarships at Roger Williams University to promote the education...
  
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  Stone Ledge sells for $3.2M, Portsmouth’s highest sale this...
  
  April 7, 2021 10:10 pm
  
  PORTSMOUTH – Stone Ledge, a secluded, waterfront estate at 245 Indian Ave., has sold for $3.2 million, according to Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International...
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Tavarozzi named R.I.’s Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year

Education August 7, 2020 1:30 am

Maria Tavarozzi, a math teacher at Rogers High School in Newport, has been named Rhode Island’s 2020 Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year by...

JPMorgan Chase recognized for financial literacy programs

Financial Services March 2, 2020 10:00 pm

PROVIDENCE – JPMorgan Chase & Co., which recently opened two Rhode Island Chase Bank branches with plans for five more this year, was recognized...

Five Questions With: Dan Swedits

Education July 26, 2019 4:40 am

Dan Swedits, a certified public accountant and audit supervisor at Blum, Shapiro & Co., is one of a group of firm employees who have...

Aspiring college students know ‘shockingly’ little about financial aid

Education July 8, 2019 1:30 pm

NEW YORK – High school students know very little about how financial aid works, according to a new analysis. An overwhelming majority of 11th and 12th...

Cranston teacher wins Financial Literacy Educator of the Year honor

Education June 14, 2019 4:30 am

PROVIDENCE – Cranston elementary school teacher James Gemma has been named Rhode Island's Financial Literacy Educator of the Year. Gemma, who teaches at Edward S....

A childhood as one of nine children in a poor family taught Margaret Brooks the value of financial literacy early on. Now she is dedicated to helping young people in the region learn how to manage their financial lives. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Partnerships’ greater numbers create strength in message delivery

Education June 7, 2019 3:06 am

Margaret Brooks | Rhode Island Jump$tart Coalition and Rhode Island Council for Economic Education president, Center for Economic Education at Bridgewater State University director Collaboration...

MANY HATS: Margaret Brooks, president of the Rhode Island Jump$tart Coalition, also directs the Rhode Island Council for Economic Education, advocating for more financial education for K-12 students. She is the director of the Center for Economic Education at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Mass., and leads the school’s Office of Financial Literacy Initiatives.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Boosting financial literacy Brooks’ passion

Business Women May 24, 2019 12:29 am

Business Women Awards 2019 | HONOREE Margaret Brooks, Rhode Island Jump$tart Coalition Margaret Brooks is passionate about empowering the state’s vulnerable populations via financial literacy, a...

College debt should be the first thing to learn

Editorial and Op-Ed May 17, 2019 2:15 am

Graduation season begins in the coming weeks. Thousands of graduating high school seniors in our state already have been making plans for the next...

Five Questions With Bruno Figueiredo

5Q May 17, 2019 1:58 am

Bruno Figueiredo | Vice president, associate readiness, Bank of America; chairman, Rhode Island Financial Literacy 1. What is financial literacy? Financial literacy means having the...

Why financial literacy is elusive

Editorial and Op-Ed May 3, 2019 2:10 am

Graduation season will soon be upon us, and with it, so many admonitions explaining why students are unprepared for the challenges of the real...

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