Tag: K-12 Education
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...
Hennessey Elementary School teacher wins $25K Milken Educator Award
EAST PROVIDENCE – An Agnes B. Hennessey Elementary School third grade teacher received a pleasant monetary surprise, courtesy of the Milken Family Foundation.
Emily Rendine...
RIPEC: State can’t rely on federal funds for future spending
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council says the state needs to be vigilant in avoiding spending commitments beyond available resources, given the...
No statewide mask requirements, COVID-19 testing in Mass. schools this year
MALDEN, Mass. – Students entering K-12 public schools across Massachusetts this fall will get a return to normalcy after two years of restrictions and...
Warwick planning to build new Toll Gate, Pilgrim high schools
WARWICK – The city’s school department has put together early plans to replace its two aging high schools in the near future, joining the...
Glendinning stepping down as Moses Brown’s head of school on June...
PROVIDENCE – Moses Brown School will have a new leader come next academic year.
Matt Glendinning, who has led the private Quaker school for 13...