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ROBERT LANCIA, a Republican who lost to Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., in the 2020 election, has suspended his latest quest for Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District seat. / COURTESY ROBERT LANCIA

Lancia suspends congressional run; Fung lone Republican left

Elections 06/29/2022

CRANSTON – The race for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District seat has only one Republican left after former state Rep. Robert Lancia, who was...

LAURA HAUERWAS, a professor of education at Providence College, has been awarded an $11.3 million U.S. Department of Education Grant to help study the implementation, testing and refinement of teachers using self-regulation strategy development to teach the writing process. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

Providence College professor receives $11.3M grant for study on teaching writing...

Education 12/15/2021

PROVIDENCE – A Providence College education professor received a substantial federal grant to help study the implementation, testing and refinement of teachers using self-regulation...

CCRI receives $7.4M in federal TRIO grants

Education 11/12/2021

TRACY KARASINSKI is dean of the Office of Opportunity and Outreach at the Community College of Rhode Island, which was recently awarded a pair...

THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE of Rhode Island has received two five-year TRIO grants from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $7.4 million to continue providing Rhode Island Educational Talent Search and Opportunity Center services to low-income, first-generation Rhode Island students. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI receives $7.4M in federal TRIO grants to support programs for...

Education 09/23/2021

WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island announced Thursday that it has been awarded a pair of five-year U.S. Department of Education TRIO...

BREATHING EASIER: John Foley of Providence says he was worried he might have to default on $100,000 in student loans when he was laid off from his job as a supply chain analyst at the height of the pandemic last year, but a deferment on federal loans has allowed him to get his finances under control. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Extension of student loan deferment offers grads opportunity

Education 09/03/2021

When the pandemic hit last year, Providence resident John Foley lost his job as a supply chain analyst and was staring at more than...

THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE of Rhode Island announced Monday that it has received $4.6 million in TRIO Student Support Services grants from the U.S. Department of Education. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI awarded $4.6M in federal TRIO support services grants

Education 09/21/2020

WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has been awarded $4.6 million in TRIO Student Support Services grants from the U.S. Department of...

UMass Dartmouth Academic Resource Center receives $2.4M grant

Education 09/02/2020

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s Academic Resource Center has received a five-year, $2.4 million TRIO grant from the U.S. Department of Education,...

RIDE receives $10.9M federal education grant

Coronavirus 07/30/2020

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the R.I. Department of Education a $10.9 million grant to support the Ocean State’s efforts...

HIGHER LEARNING: From left, College Crusade of Rhode Island high school adviser Agi Kah and middle school advisers Manuela Garcia, Victor Martinez and Eric Rossi have a conversation at the organization’s Providence headquarters. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

College Crusade of Rhode Island enjoying a high degree of success

Education 11/08/2019

2019 PBN Business Excellence Awards EXCELLENCE AT A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY: The College Crusade of Rhode Island THE COLLEGE CRUSADE of Rhode Island recently finished...