Tag: R.I. Department of Education
State seeks new use for Providence’s Shepard Building
PROVIDENCE – The state is looking for ideas for future uses of the landmark Shepard Building.
Unlike a Request for Proposals, which results in a...
State receives $10M federal grant to further support mental health initiatives...
PROVIDENCE – The state has once again became the beneficiary of a multimillion-dollar federal grant to support mental health initiatives within local schools.
State elected...
State receives $7.2M federal grant to further address mental health in...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education has been awarded a four-year, $7.2 million Project Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education federal grant to...
Are you satisfied with the pace of improvements in the state-run...
A state report released on Dec. 16 found that 31 of the Providence Public School District’s 40 schools have a two-star rating or lower,...
13 school systems to receive food trucks via RIDE’s new ‘Menu...
PROVIDENCE – Thirteen local school systems will receive food trucks as part of the R.I. Department of Education’s new $1.6 million Menu for Success...
‘Disappointed’ Paolino looks to sell St. Joseph’s building after education leaders...
PROVIDENCE – Two years ago, developer Joseph R. Paolino Jr. wanted to give back to the city he once oversaw as mayor by providing...
RIDE’s school ratings show mixed results across R.I.; Providence schools struggling
PROVIDENCE – It is close to a 50-50 split across Rhode Island regarding schools that are performing at a high level and those that...
Providence’s Feinstein Elementary, Lauro Elementary to close next year
PROVIDENCE – Alan Shawn Feinstein Elementary School at Broad Street and Carl G. Lauro Elementary School were identified late Tuesday as the two city...
RIC to waive test score admission requirements for education students
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College students soon won’t have to meet standardized test score requirements to enroll in RIC’s teacher preparation program.
The pilot program...
Providence school district: Two ‘crumbling’ school buildings will close next year
PROVIDENCE – Two “crumbling” schools within the Providence Public School District will close next year as part of a plan to increase the number...