Tag: Providence Public Schools
Take the opportunity with city schools to boost future workforce
Providence public schools will undoubtedly function better and produce better-educated students five years from now, the soonest a planned state takeover will end. But...
Prov. schools need major change now
Could a report be more damning?
Commissioned after the spring test score results for students in Providence schools and performed by a team led by...
RWU looks to expand ESL teacher program statewide following successful pilot
Nearly all the students in Karey Bouvier’s Carl Lauro Elementary School fifth grade classroom in Providence are native Spanish speakers. Bouvier, on the other...
PPS Superintendent Maher to leave post following school year
PROVIDENCE – Christopher N. Maher, superintendent of Providence Public Schools, has announced his resignation, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza said on Feb. 26.
Maher will serve...
PPS Superintendent Maher to leave post following school year
PROVIDENCE – Christopher N. Maher, superintendent of Providence Public Schools has announced his resignation, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced Tuesday.
Maher will serve the rest...
Providence Career & Tech students gain home-construction experience
PROVIDENCE – A beam-signing ceremony was held on Jan. 15 to celebrate achievements made by Providence Career & Technical Academy students in the Home...
Providence ESL teacher named 2018 Milken Educator
PROVIDENCE – In its 31st iteration of the Educator award, the Milken Family Foundation has awarded a $25,000 award to Michelle Johnson in recognition...
U.S. DOJ, U.S. Attorney offices reach settlement with Providence schools to...
PROVIDENCE – A settlement was reached Monday between the U.S. Attorney’s Rhode Island District office, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and...
RWU, Providence Public Schools to launch joint ESL program for teachers
PROVIDENCE – Increasing the number of English as a second language teachers is the core of a new program being launched by Roger Williams...
Providence Public Schools expands free lunch program for 2017-18 school year
PROVIDENCE – A free breakfast and lunch will be provided to all Providence Public Schools elementary school students after the capital city’s federally supported...
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