Tag: Partnership For Rhode Island
R.I. Foundation unveils 10-year plan, $1M commitment to improve public education
PROVIDENCE – Within the last two years, Rhode Island has started making the long journey to repair the public education system in the state.
In...
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...
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...
Five Questions With Tom Giordano
5Q: Tom Giordano | Executive director, Partnership for Rhode Island
1. More than three-quarters of Rhode Island voters in November approved a $250 million bond...
Taking ownership of public education
Rhode Island needs a well-educated workforce to strengthen small businesses, the backbone of our economy. We need a strong, stable public education system to...
RIF ‘investment’ in state grows
The Rhode Island Foundation in recent years has increasingly taken a more active role as a community convener, planner and funder. That evolution, as...
Business leaders partner for stronger Rhode Island
The nonprofit Partnership for Rhode Island brings together the heads of companies that collectively employ more than 500,000 people.
The companies all have headquarters or...