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THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC School District board on Wednesday unanimously voted to recommend the R.I. Department of Education to end the state intervention of the district by the end of the 2024-25 academic year. / SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE.COM

Providence school board wants state intervention to end. But will it?

Editor's Choice 08/22/2024

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District board made clear Wednesday night that the city’s schools should be brought back under local control. However,...

JOSEPH B. GOHO, North Providence school superintendent, has been named the 2025 Rhode Island Superintendent of the Year. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS' ASSOCIATION

Goho named R.I.’s top school superintendent

Education 08/13/2024

WARWICK – Joseph B. Goho, who has spent close to three decades in the North Providence School Department, has been named Rhode Island’s best...

URI workshop to prepare K-12 educators for AI impacts

Technology 06/25/2024

NORTH KINGSTOWN – As artificial intelligence continues to shake up education, a free workshop offered by the University of Rhode Island will prepare teachers and...

PROVIDENCE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL has launched its $15 million Centennial Campaign fundraising initiative. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Providence Country Day School launches $15M fundraising campaign

Education 06/25/2024

EAST PROVIDENCE – A local private school is launching a first-of-its-kind fundraising campaign in its history that hopes to bring in eight figures for...

THE PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCIL on Wednesday approved issuing $110 million in bonds toward the new unified high school construction project on the site of McCoy Stadium. / COURTESY S/L/A/M COLLABORATIVE

Pawtucket Council OKs $110M bonds for school project on McCoy Stadium...

Education 06/06/2024

PAWTUCKET – A significant financial step was taken by the city on Wednesday to convert the site of the Pawtucket Red Sox’s former home...

MILISSA O'NEIL, left, a special education and kindergarten teacher at Oakland Beach Elementary School, has been named the 2025 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year. Pictured with O'Neil is House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Warwick educator named R.I. Teacher of the Year

Education 06/04/2024

WARWICK – A special education and kindergarten teacher at Oakland Beach Elementary School has been named the state’s top educator. Milissa O’Neil, who has taught...

ROSE MARY GRANT will retire as superintendent of Highlander Charter School in Warren on June 30 after 20 years with the school. / COURTESY ROTARY CLUB OF PROVIDENCE

Highlander Charter School Superintendent Grant retiring; Simpson-Thomas named successor

Education 03/04/2024

WARREN – Over the last two decades, Rose Mary Grant has seen the Highlander Charter School evolve and expand to help students reach their...

JEFFREY C. RILEY will resign as Massachusetts' education commissioner on March 15. / COURTESY JEFFREY C. RILEY

Mass. Education Commissioner Riley to step down March 15

Education 02/16/2024

EVERETT, Mass. – The education commissioner who both helped further propel the commonwealth as being a national leader in student performance and guide K-12...

BROWN UNIVERSITY has launched a $300,000 pilot program, funded by the Barr Foundation, to strengthen retention and training for recent graduates teaching in Providence, Central Falls and Pawtucket. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown University launches $300K pilot program to assist graduates teaching in...

Education 02/07/2024

PROVIDENCE – Brown University has received a $300,000 grant from the Barr Foundation to help develop a pilot program to strengthen retention and training...