Tag: U.S. Department of Education
3 R.I. elementary schools designated National Blue Ribbon Schools
PROVIDENCE – Three local elementary schools are among the 362 public and private schools that have been designated National Blue Ribbon Schools by the...
R.I. gets $20M for literacy development and instruction
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has received a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to improve literacy, the R.I. Department of Education...
RIDE gets $2.5M in federal funds to expand computer science opportunities
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education was awarded a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand work-based learning opportunities...
College Unbound in running for $100K Drucker Institute prize
PROVIDENCE – The president of College Unbound says the nontraditional degree-granting school for adult learners is a semifinalist for a $100,000 prize from the...
Providence-based College Unbound gets OK for federal student aid
PROVIDENCE – The president of College Unbound has announced that the U.S. Department of Education recently cleared the way for the nontraditional, degree-granting school...
Audit finds widespread problems with student loan oversight
PROVIDENCE – Federal Student Aid, a part of the U.S. Department of Education that oversees the nation’s 30 million student loans, and the nine...
R.I. receives $4.2M federal grant for childhood development
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island received a $4.2 million federal grant to support early childhood development and education, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Thursday.The grant,...
U.S. student loan debt sets record, doubling since recession
NEW YORK - United States student loan debt outstanding reached a record $1.465 trillion last month and one particular set of borrowers is having a...
Report: Tuition, fee increases at public colleges impact region; R.I. results...
PROVIDENCE – Increases in tuition and fees at public colleges and universities across the region in the past five academic years have widened the...
3 R.I. schools named 2018 Blue Ribbon schools
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island schools were designated as National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education, the R.I. Department of Education...
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