Tag: Providence Public School District
Local colleges, College Crusade offer free dual-enrollment program for Providence seniors
PROVIDENCE – Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, the College Crusade of Rhode Island and the Providence Public School District are collaborating...
New website details plans, scenarios for reopening Providence schools
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District has launched a website to provide families, students and the community with crucial information about the reopening...
Brown sets example for PPSD support
Brown University on July 29 strongly answered the call for support of Providence’s underperforming public schools, with a $10 million endowment. Who’s next?
Brown’s initiative...
Brown University fully funds $10M endowment for Providence schools
PROVIDENCE – Brown University announced Wednesday that it has fully funded a $10 million endowment commitment to help support public schools in Providence.
The university...
Providence Promise eases path to higher education
Distance learning hasn’t been easy on Torrell Mola.
In the spring, the Providence mother of two was juggling the schooling of her son and daughter...
College Visions names Meetran executive director
PROVIDENCE – College Visions, a nonprofit that helps low-income individuals in Rhode Island be prepared for college, announced Monday that it has named Tina...
Providence school district issues draft health plan to reopen schools
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District issued Wednesday its draft guidance on health and safety measures the district plans to implement for schools...
Stepping Up: Cromwell Lunch Ladies serve chef-created meals to Providence school...
PROVIDENCE – In a matter of weeks, Providence school children in April went from having their lunches, and often breakfasts, served at school to...
Business incubator born in response to COVID-19
Jo Lee’s new business was on the fast track to success.
In a single year, she’d transformed PopUp Rhody LLC from an idea into a...
PPSD’s turnaround plan includes performance goals, expanding training for teachers
PROVIDENCE – The new action plan to turnaround the Providence Public School District was released by the district and the R.I. Department of Education...