Tag: K-12 Education
KIDS COUNT: Racial disparities remain in R.I. education
PROVIDENCE – Racial and ethnic disparities still exist in various aspects in education across all grades in Rhode Island, according to Rhode Island KIDS...
State receives $10M federal grant to further support mental health initiatives...
PROVIDENCE – The state has once again became the beneficiary of a multimillion-dollar federal grant to support mental health initiatives within local schools.
State elected...
13 school systems to receive food trucks via RIDE’s new ‘Menu...
PROVIDENCE – Thirteen local school systems will receive food trucks as part of the R.I. Department of Education’s new $1.6 million Menu for Success...
‘Disappointed’ Paolino looks to sell St. Joseph’s building after education leaders...
PROVIDENCE – Two years ago, developer Joseph R. Paolino Jr. wanted to give back to the city he once oversaw as mayor by providing...
Providence’s Feinstein Elementary, Lauro Elementary to close next year
PROVIDENCE – Alan Shawn Feinstein Elementary School at Broad Street and Carl G. Lauro Elementary School were identified late Tuesday as the two city...
State introduces $7.5M grant program to help schools with outdoor learning
CUMBERLAND – Local schools around Rhode Island looking to increase their environmental literacy programs will now have an opportunity to receive funding from the...
Providence school district: Two ‘crumbling’ school buildings will close next year
PROVIDENCE – Two “crumbling” schools within the Providence Public School District will close next year as part of a plan to increase the number...
Elorza, former Providence mayors offer Smiley recommendations to change city’s education...
PROVIDENCE – Three former city mayors on Monday jointly offered Mayor-elect Brett Smiley four recommendations on how to transform education within the Providence Public...
State releases RICAS results; few students met or exceeded expectations
PROVIDENCE – While the percentage of students who met or exceeded expectations in the math portion of the Rhode Island Common Assessment System testing...
RIPEC: R.I.’s K-12 education system is in crisis
PROVIDENCE – The K-12 education system in Rhode Island is in crisis.
That's the conclusion the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council made in its newly...