Tag: Free Application for Federal Student Aid
URI applications break a record. GPAs of incoming first-year students are...
After receiving a record number of applications, the University of Rhode Island exceeded its enrollment target for the incoming freshman class this fall.
The academic...
Johnson & Wales expands free-or-reduced tuition plan to more students
PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University’s “The JWU Pledge” free-or-reduced tuition program has expanded eligibility for the new program to qualifying undergraduate students who...
The future of Pell grants is unclear for students
The federal Pell Grant program, named after the late Rhode Island Sen. Claiborne Pell, has money problems.
The Congressional Budget Office is projecting the program...
JWU launches free-tuition program for eligible students
PROVIDENCE – Eligible undergraduate students entering Johnson & Wales University this fall can either have most or all of their tuition covered through a...
$3.8M in Learn365RI grants awarded across 29 municipalities
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-nine municipalities received a total of $3.8 million in Learn365RI grants to create or expand extended learning programs, with many focusing on...
Confusion reigns over status of student loans
Jennifer Magaw graduated from law school in 2012, but she continued comparing notes with her peers for several years afterward.
Her notes weren’t about classes....
30 school districts receive $3.8M in funding as part of McKee’s...
PROVIDENCE – Thirty public school districts across the state received close to $3.8 million in grants aimed to support launches or expanding extended student...
McKee unveils ‘Learn 365 RI’ strategy to boost education statewide
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday spent his 100th day in office launching a new strategy slated to help boost education across the state and...

















