Tag: U.S. Department of Education
RIDE receives $10.9M federal education grant
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...
College Crusade of Rhode Island enjoying a high degree of success
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...
Report: R.I. student loan default rate ranks No. 4 lowest in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the fourth-lowest student loan default rate in the United States at 6.29% in fiscal year 2016, according to a...
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,...
