Tag: Ken Wagner
A guiding connection
Connecting people and jobs is always a challenge, but in the manufacturing and construction sectors in Rhode Island, the process has become especially challenging...
RIDE issues RFP for AmeriCorps grant funding
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Department of Education has issued a request for proposals for organizations seeking AmeriCorps grant funding.
Grants will be awarded on a...
RIDE adds Serve Rhode Island to portfolio, awards $1.8M in AmeriCorps...
PROVIDENCE - The distribution of AmeriCorps grants will now be the responsibility of the R.I. Department of Education, per a Tuesday RIDE announcement, after...
RIDE awards $6.9M for adult education programs
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education has awarded $6.9 million in grants to support 21 adult education programs in Rhode Island, the department...
Professional development, repairs among list of complaints reported by RIDE’s 2018...
PROVIDENCE - Via a round table discussion held Tuesday, the R.I. Department of Education released the results of its 2018 SurveyWorks report querying students,...
Five Questions With Maggie Anderson
Maggie Anderson | Education director, R.I. State Council on the Arts
1. What do you hope to learn from the 31-year legacy of former Education...
Task force recommends $500M bonding for school repairs, construction
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island School Building Task Force has recommended issuing $500 million in state general-obligation bonds for public-school construction and repair over...
3 R.I. schools given 2017 Blue Ribbon honor
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island-based schools have been named 2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools according to the Rhode Island Department of Education Thursday.
The schools -...
RIDE announces $2.69M in 21st Century CLC grants
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Department of Education awarded $2.69 million in grants to 10 community-based organizations with a focus on after-school and summer programs...