Tag: Providence College
Budget plan rankles tax-exempts
Nonprofit hospitals and universities have long made voluntary payments to local communities that recognize the cost of emergency services provided by the hosts.
These same...
Some Providence residents want stricter regulation of student housing. A...
Over the past eight years, Providence Student Living Capital LLC has purchased and renovated more than 100 residential structures in Providence, mostly multifamily units.
And...
Can SAT predict top teachers?
Rhode Island is the sole New England state that requires prospective college students pursuing education degrees to provide SAT scores – let alone score...
Five Questions With: Eric L. Hirsch
Eric L. Hirsch, a professor of sociology at Providence College, recently released a report through HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University that focused on...
R.I. urged to create more ‘deeply affordable’ apartments to counter homelessness
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has an increasing number of homeless individuals and families and will need to build as many as 2,500 truly affordable...
Educating teachers is a shrinking business
Meghan M. Hill wanted to be a teacher since she was in the fourth grade.
Of her chosen career path, the 23-year-old Scituate native said:...
Tight labor market demands competitive pay
The minimum wage increased in Rhode Island this month to $10.50 an hour, the second bump in two years.
For the estimated 20,000 to 30,000...
Raimondo to support Ruggerio’s proposal to legalize online sports betting in...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo supports a proposal by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio to legalize online sports betting in Rhode Island, WPRI-TV...
RISCA announces 73 grants in fall FY19 award round
PROVIDENCE – Seventy-three grants, totaling $163,181, were approved by the R.I. State Council on the Arts board Tuesday at the organization’s December meeting.
Tuesday’s grants...
PACE Organization honors external partners at annual meeting
PROVIDENCE – PACE Organization of Rhode Island recognized its external partners during its annual meeting on Dec. 4.
The organization, a health plan serving older...
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