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BARBARA S. COTTAM will step down on Oct. 6 from her role as chairperson of the R.I. Board of Education to take on a new role with the U.S. Department of Commerce. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

R.I. education board chairperson to step down, takes new role with...

Education 09/30/2022

PROVIDENCE – The state’s education board chairperson will soon be heading to the nation’s capital to work with Rhode Island’s former governor. In a Sept....

5 underserved school districts receive $20M in state funding for facilities...

Education 01/12/2022

PROVIDENCE – Schools in Central Falls, Woonsocket, Providence, Pawtucket and West Warwick will be receiving a portion of $20 million in funding to help...

SHANNON GILKEY, R.I. postsecondary commissioner, released Friday a 12-page report that notes multiple recommendations created by the department’s advisory committee to help guide priorities of higher education in the state over the next five years. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. Office of Postsecondary Commissioner report seeks more staffing, funding for...

Education 12/10/2021

PROVIDENCE – A report released Friday by the R.I. Office of Postsecondary Commissioner calls for more staffing and funding for state public colleges among...

R.I. Department of Education receives $9M federal grant to expand youth...

Education 09/10/2021

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education, partnering with the R.I. Department of Children, Youth and Families, announced Friday that it has received a...

THE R.I. BOARD of Education approved Thursday increases of tuition and fees for Community College of Rhode Island, pictured, and Rhode Island College. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

R.I. education board approves tuition increases for CCRI, RIC

Education 12/11/2020

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Board of Education on Thursday signed off on proposed tuition increases for both the Community College of Rhode Island and...

THE RHODE ISLAND Foundation has created the Fund for Rhode Island Public Education to help raise money to support public education throughout the state. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

Rhode Island Foundation creates fund to support public education in state

Education 01/10/2020

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation has established a fund to accept donations from individuals and the business and nonprofit communities to help improve...

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF Rhode Island is proposing a $62.9 million bond to renovate its campuses. The Knight Campus, pictured, is CCRI's oldest and was first built in 1972. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI proposing $62.9M bond for campus renovations

Economic Activity 11/26/2019

PROVIDENCE — The Community College of Rhode Island is proposing a $62.9 million general revenue bond that, if approved, would finance long-overdue renovations to...