A judge has declined to stop a new charter school from opening in Woonsocket. City officials sought an injunction to block RISE Prep, a special type of…
Elisabeth Harrison
Elisabeth Harrison's journalism background includes everything from behind-the-scenes work with the CBS Evening News to freelance documentary production.
She joined the WRNI team in 2007 as a Morning Edition producer and freelance journalist. In 2009, she became a full-time reporter, and became the Morning Edition host in 2011. She was promoted to full-time News Director in June of 2015.
Harrison's education is as wide ranging as her work at Rhode Island Public Radio. She has a B.A. in English and French from Wellesley College, and a joint M.A. in Journalism and French Studies from NYU.
A native of Los Angeles, Harrison loves good food and good movies.
Posted inArticle, Education
New Central Falls Superintendent On Test Scores, High School Overhaul And School Uniforms
Students and teachers are returning to classrooms across Rhode Island, including Central Falls, where a new superintendent has just taken charge.
Posted inArticle, Business, Education, Environment
URI: Students Affected By Data Breach Were Mostly Women
New details are emerging about compromised email information from the University of Rhode Island. URI said the data came from a Gmail system used by the…
Posted inArticle, Business
Bottom Line: RI’s Energy Future
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment The Bottom Line. Our guest…
Posted inArticle, Business, Education
URI Reports Data Security Breach
The University of Rhode Island has urged students to change their passwords after a security breach, involving nearly 3,000 current and former student…
Posted inArticle, Business, Environment, Health, Politics
Raimondo Heads To New Hampshire For A Little R&R
Governor Gina Raimondo has cleared her schedule for a family vacation. After a busy summer, Raimondo’s office says she plans to spend a few days in New…
Posted inArticle, Education, Environment, Politics
Mayoral Academies CEO To Lead ‘Chiefs For Change’
National education advocacy group Chiefs for Change has a new CEO, and he comes from the Ocean State. The group has tapped Rhode Island Mayoral…
Posted inArticle, Education, Politics
RI To Seek New Poet Laureate
Rhode Island’s Poet Laureate Rick Benjamin plans to leave the state for a post in California. Benjamin will resign as of mid-January and take a teaching…
Posted inArticle, Education
RI Gets Federal Dollars For AP Exams
Rhode Island will get $45,248 in federal funding to help low-income students take Advanced Placement exams. The U.S. Department of Education announced a…
Posted inArticle, Arts And Culture, Education, Politics
State Department Partners With RISD For Conference On Design And Public Policy
State Department officials are meeting with artists at the Rhode Island School of Design this week for a series of workshops on design and public policy…
