Tag: R.I. Department of Education
Rhode Island AP success surges as college-qualifying scores more than double...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island students have more than doubled the number of Advanced Placement exam scores that qualify for college credit over the past...
Providence charter school singled out by moratorium sues McKee, General Assembly...
A dual-language public charter school blocked from opening in Providence next fall under a moratorium passed by the General Assembly and signed into law...
No prize yet for Blue Ribbon Commission. School funding formula retool...
Lawmakers sat behind rows of tables, like students at their desks, in the R.I. Senate Lounge one January night to hear a guest speaker...
Coventry educator named R.I. teacher of the year
WARWICK – A math teacher at Coventry High School has been named the state’s top educator.
Michael Cook, who has taught for 24 years, has been named...
K-12 panel approves return of Providence schools to city control
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Council on Elementary and Secondary Education approved the return of the Providence Public Schools to city control on Tuesday, which...
Advanced Placement participation surges across R.I. high schools
At Narragansett High School, students as young as freshmen are stepping into college-level classrooms, tackling Advanced Placement courses that just a decade ago few...
Providence opens applications for 2026 Bradford Scholarship
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District, in partnership with the city and the R.I. Department of Education, has opened applications for the 2026...
Commissioner’s Counselors program launched to improve college readiness in schools
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education has launched a new statewide initiative called Commissioner’s Counselors, aimed at strengthening school counseling programs and improving...
On Aquidneck Island, school merger talks reignite debate
If a child growing up on Aquidneck Island entered kindergarten in the year that Middletown and Newport first broached the idea of merging school...
2 Providence schools receive Green Ribbon Award for sustainability
PROVIDENCE – Two Providence public schools have been named recipients of the 2025 Rhode Island Green Ribbon Award.
The R.I. Department of Education recognized Pleasant...
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