Tag: Johns Hopkins Institute For Education Policy
Brown University fully funds $10M endowment for Providence schools
PROVIDENCE – Brown University announced Wednesday that it has fully funded a $10 million endowment commitment to help support public schools in Providence.
The university...
PPSD’s turnaround plan includes performance goals, expanding training for teachers
PROVIDENCE – The new action plan to turnaround the Providence Public School District was released by the district and the R.I. Department of Education...
The power of partnership
Tom Giordano | Partnership for Rhode Island executive director
The partnership addresses big-picture issues that affect all Rhode Islanders. The lessons we’ve learned can be...
Ernst & Young: PPSD budget needs to be more flexible, student-centered
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District has historically viewed its annual operating budget as being fixed and that mentality should shift to a...
Business a key part of Infante-Green’s blueprint for takeover of Providence...
R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green has been in Rhode Island for less than a year, but she now finds herself trying to fix a...
Business community debates best way to help Providence schools
The Providence schools need an infusion of energy and expertise. Business owners and leaders are being asked to commit staff and financial resources to...
Role for businesses in boosting city schools
Businesses expect more than they’re getting from Providence schools, including graduates who can enter the workforce directly from high school without remedial help, who...
State education commissioner requests authority to take control of Providence schools
PROVIDENCE – Angélica Infante-Green, the new state education commissioner, will request authority Tuesday from the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education to intervene in...
Prov. schools need major change now
Could a report be more damning?
Commissioned after the spring test score results for students in Providence schools and performed by a team led by...
- Featured Event -
