Tag: R.I. Department of Education
Meeting Street expanding special-needs school
For more than 70 years, Meeting Street has pushed to be a national leader in development and education of children of all ages and...
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...
2,400 apply for 48 slots at Times2 STEM Academy
PROVIDENCE – It isn’t easy to get into Times2 Inc.’s Times2 STEM Academy. And it’s only gotten harder.More than 2,400 students in Providence recently...
RWU law student named Skadden fellow
MICHAELA BLAND, a third-year student at the Roger Williams University School of Law, was recently awarded a Skadden Fellowship to pursue a career in...
R.I. League of Cities and Towns announces priorities for 2019 legislative...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns announced state legislative priorities for 2019 that include debating open-ended contracts and binding arbitration...
RIDE issues RFP for $3M in funding for after-school and summer...
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Department of Education has issued a request for proposals for the federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant.The department has...
Can SAT predict top teachers?
Rhode Island is the sole New England state that requires prospective college students pursuing education degrees to provide SAT scores – let alone score...
Teacher education needed
The ongoing retirements of baby boomer teachers in the state’s K-12 education system require new teachers to take their places. It’s simple math really.But...
R.I. receives $4.2M federal grant for childhood development
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island received a $4.2 million federal grant to support early childhood development and education, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Thursday.The grant,...
Lawmakers have returned to tackle a host of familiar issues
The General Assembly reopened Jan. 1 with a new configuration of legislators facing many of the same issues that have been circulating in the...
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