Tag: R.I. Department of Education
IN THE WIND: Nascent local industry holds promise of job growth
When Rhode Island political leaders, educators and employers consider the future of offshore wind – with lots of big, white turbines spinning in the...
Attracting more teachers will take ‘a collective effort’
Jeannine Dingus-Eason said Rhode Island College remains “on the cutting edge of teacher preparation nationwide.” Dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human...
HEAD OF THE CLASS: Programs designed to attract more people to...
Kyisha Threats walks the halls of Providence’s DelSesto Middle School, where she’s worked as a teacher for the last seven years, saying good morning...
These classrooms will turn lessons inside out
Norwood Elementary School in Warwick is going to be undergoing a classroom expansion of sorts over the next year, but it won’t have much...
Lawsuit over alleged lack of special education services to young students...
PROVIDENCE – A settlement between the Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union Inc., the Rhode Island Center for Justice, the R.I. Department of Education...
30 school districts receive $3.8M in funding as part of McKee’s...
PROVIDENCE – Thirty public school districts across the state received close to $3.8 million in grants aimed to support launches or expanding extended student...
RIDE distributes $4.7M in federal funds to support safe, healthy schools
PROVIDENCE – Twelve local education agencies across the state have collectively been awarded a total of more than $4.7 million in federal subgrants to...
Pawtucket plans to auction off McCoy Stadium memorabilia
PAWTUCKET – Unless a final pitch by a local billionaire to save McCoy Stadium is thrown for a strike, residents hoping to forever hold...
PPSD, RIDE sued over lack of special education services to young...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union Inc. and the Rhode Island Center for Justice on Monday announced they have filed a...
RIPEC: Some changes to education aid were positive but ‘reversed progress’...
PROVIDENCE – A new report released Thursday by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council offers mixed views on the state’s changes to education aid...