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McKee seeks to eliminate taxes on Social Security, shore up health...

PROVIDENCE – During his fifth “State of the State” address before the General Assembly in the House chamber, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday...

RIC prepares to welcome largest freshmen class in 15 years

PROVIDENCE – Following a long period of enrollment decline, Rhode Island College is preparing to welcome its largest freshman class in 15 years this...
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND has the Rhode Island Promise scholarship, which allows qualified students to attend the school tuition-free, but Massachusetts has taken it a step further by making a community college education available tuition-free for any Massachusetts resident with a high school diploma. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

Where does Mass. move to tuition-free community colleges leave R.I.?

Massachusetts has expanded its community college tuition-free program to cover all students this fall, but don't expect Rhode Island to follow suit anytime soon. State...

At RIC, Hope Scholarship is bringing about change

Ariel Polanco didn’t see many opportunities beyond high school as he was growing up, but his aspirations extended far beyond the Providence neighborhoods he...
GOV. DANIEL J. McKee has filed a budget amendment to extend Rhode Island College’s Hope Scholarship program for an additional two years through July 1, 2030. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

McKee files budget amendment to extend Hope Scholarship program to 2030

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday filed a budget amendment to extend Rhode Island College’s Hope Scholarship program for an additional two...

RIC gets much-needed support

Rhode Island College got two much-needed wins in this year’s legislative session. The first is a long-sought extension to RIC of the Hope Scholarship program....
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE will start offering the Hope Scholarship pilot program this fall. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

RIC to offer Hope Scholarship this fall

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College’s new state-funded pilot scholarship program will launch this fall. The state college announced Friday that the Hope Scholarship, first introduced...
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