Tag: R.I. Department of Education
As school districts battle student distraction, smartphones take center stage
The power of the smartphone to bring worldwide connectivity to the palm of a hand has transformed people’s daily lives.In public school classrooms, though,...
ACLU urges Providence schools to address racial disparities in discipline
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is calling upon Providence school officials to take steps before classes start next month...
R.I. Department of Education appoints 23 PrepareRI ambassadors
PROVIDENCE – The state Department of Education has named 23 PrepareRI ambassadors, a group of educators and community leaders who are expected to guide...
Raimondo signs bill to fast-track principal certification in R.I.
East Providence School District Superintendent Kathryn Crowley can think of a handful of employees who she predicts would make good school principals. But for...
Role for businesses in boosting city schools
Businesses expect more than they’re getting from Providence schools, including graduates who can enter the workforce directly from high school without remedial help, who...
Raimondo signs education-reform bill to realign curriculum statewide
PROVIDENCE – An education-reform measure that would realign curriculum in school systems statewide over the course of years was signed into law this week...
R.I. receives and awards $1.5M in AmeriCorps grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education has awarded $1.5 million in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service, RIDE announced...
Report paints bleak picture of Providence schools
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District is failing miserably at nearly every aspect of its mission, with students struggling to learn in schools...
R.I. receives $3.1M in federal grants for after-school and summer programs
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education announced the allocation of $3.1 million in federal grants Monday for 16 organizations that offer after-school and...
Brown establishes Policy Lab for scholars, government to work ‘shoulder to...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has launched a policy research center that intends to bring together university experts, government officials and community members to develop...
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