Tag: Schools
Nationally Recognized Highlander Institute Announces New Name
Providence, RI - Highlander Institute is retiring its name and launching a new era as Throughline Learning.
For 18 years, Throughline Learning operated in partnership...
House OKs bill to spur new housing construction across state
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday designed to make it easier to convert office buildings, schools, churches, shopping malls, mills and...
Five Questions With: Rachel Miller
Rachel Miller | President, Providence City Council
1. You identify as a queer woman and are the first LGBTQ council president in city history. What...
McKee anticipates mask wearing for all school students
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee said at his press briefing on Tuesday that he anticipates that all of the state's school districts will...
Five Questions With: Patrick Crowley, National Education Association of Rhode Island...
1. Before COVID-19, what was the most pressing labor issue for teachers? It was the state takeover of Providence public schools and what that...
Let businesses see how their money helps schools
A recent PBN.com poll asked whether business leaders should heed R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green’s call to do more to help Providence’s struggling public...
R.I. education chief says improved RICAS scores not enough
PROVIDENCE – About 38% of Rhode Island students in grades 3 to 8 met or exceeded expectations in English and nearly 30% in math...
Report: R.I. has third-highest bonded liabilities per capita
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest total bonded liabilities per capita in the nation, according to an Aug. 28 report from the American...
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