Tag: Schools
EB’s investment in local schools is paying off
When General Dynamics Electric Boat organized its first high school signing event for new hires in 2022, seven graduates agreed to work at the...
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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