Tag: R.I. Department of Education
$3.8M in Learn365 grants now available
PROVIDENCE – Another $3.8 million in state grants to help expand out-of-school learning in communities across Rhode Island is now available for municipalities and...
Former CCRI president, state higher ed commissioner DiPasquale dies at 74
PROVIDENCE – Raymond DiPasquale, whose 45-year career in higher education included him leading the Community College of Rhode Island for a decade and aiding...
Connecting students and job seekers to careers through storytelling
From the time she was a teenager in Coral Springs, Fla., Lindsay Kuhn recognized the power of storytelling. Throughout her career, that power has...
Annenberg: Providence teacher resignations problematic
PROVIDENCE – In its latest look at teacher staffing in the Providence Public School District released Tuesday, the Annenberg Institute at Brown University says...
Governor’s plan to offer more free school meals is not enough,...
Food insecurity in Rhode Island in 2023 surged 30% year over year, according to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. And compared with 2019,...
Pawtucket receives $50M from RIDE for new high school; McCoy demolition...
PAWTUCKET – The city’s school department received a financial boost from the R.I. Department of Education to help finance a new high school set...
RIDE launches $5M ‘Get the Foam Out’ school environmental improvement program
JOHNSTON – State elected and education officials on Friday launched R.I. Department of Education’s new $5 million “Get the Foam Out” grant program to...
‘It’s a numbers game’: Teacher unions say R.I. star ratings paint...
PROVIDENCE – Purple Pride and commitment to students run deep at Classical High School, and the overall analysis by the R.I. Department of Education...
401 Tech Bridge names Brine as center director, Larsen as operations...
MIDDLETOWN – Erik Brine, former director of defense sector research and development initiatives and operations at the University of Rhode Island, has been appointed...
RIDE’s school ratings still show mixed results; Providence school ratings mostly...
PROVIDENCE – While more K-12 public schools across Rhode Island achieved 5-star status in 2023, the school accountability and improvement results released by the...