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R.I. Foundation unveils 10-year plan, $1M commitment to improve public education

Economic Activity 02/13/2020

PROVIDENCE – Within the last two years, Rhode Island has started making the long journey to repair the public education system in the state. In...

ENVIRONMENTAL DIALOGUE: Rhode Island Center for the Book will host an environmental discussion based around Elizabeth Rush’s book, “Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore,” on Jan. 26 at Save The Bay Center in Providence, pictured above. / courtesy Save The Bay INC.

Editor’s Choice: Reading across Rhode Island

Subscriber Only 01/17/2020

EDITOR’S CHOICE Reading across Rhode Island RHODE ISLAND CENTER for the Book will kick off the 2020 statewide read, featuring “Rising: Dispatches from the New...

R.I. KIDS COUNT: State tops national average for children’s health care...

Health Services 11/25/2019

PROVIDENCE – About 97.8% of Rhode Island’s kids age 18 and under have health insurance, putting the Ocean State at number three nationwide for...

Study: R.I.’s concentrated poverty rates for minority children outpace national average

Economy 09/24/2019

PROVIDENCE – Racial disparities for Rhode Island children living in poverty run deeper than national averages, according to a report released Tuesday by Rhode...

Expand access to early-childhood education

Editorial and Op-Ed 04/19/2019

To the Editor: While I was pleased to see that the number of kids in Rhode Island who are living in poverty has gone down,...

R.I. KIDS COUNT: Child poverty on decline, as other challenges rise

Education 04/08/2019

PROVIDENCE – The percentage of Rhode Island children living in poverty continues to decline, edging down to 16.6% in 2017 from 17% a year...

A REPORT BY RHODE ISLAND Kids Count found that more than one-third of children in the state are either overweight or obese, while 62 percent are considered to have healthy weights. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND KIDS COUNT

Report: One-third of R.I. children overweight or obese

Health Services 03/29/2019

PROVIDENCE – About 35 percent of children in Rhode Island are obese or overweight, according to a new report from Rhode Island Kids Count. The...

American Lung Association uses $30K CVS grant for school policies ...

Health Services 01/14/2019

PROVIDENCE – The American Lung Association is using a $30,000 grant from CVS Health Corp. to help Rhode Island schools design, implement and enforce...

DELTA DENTAL of Rhode Island has gifted $1.5 million to support programs, clinics and professionals working to provide oral health care to those in need in Rhode Island.

Delta Dental of Rhode Island announces $1.5M in gifts to support...

Health Services 10/17/2018

PROVIDENCE – Delta Dental of Rhode Island has gifted more than $1.5 million to support programs, clinics and professionals working to provide oral health...