A group of community organizations has filed a petition with the State Board of Education to stop high stakes testing from taking effect as early as…
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.
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Providence School District Appoints Interim Superintendent
Providence has named the head of an education consulting firm to lead its school district, while the school board prepares to launch an official search…
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RISD To Confer 669 Degrees Saturday
The Rhode Island School of Design celebrates commencement on Saturday at the convention center. At one point it appeared as though 666 students would…
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‘Bacon Fest’ Arrives on Block Island
Bacon is on the menu Saturday at Poor People’s Pub on Block Island. The restaurant is hosting the second annual “Bacon Fest,” a benefit for the Block…
Posted inArticle, Business, Education
The Bottom Line: Increasing Trade With Asia
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment The Bottom Line. This week…
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Chafee Set To Announce Presidential Run
Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee plans to make it official next week: he’s running for president. Chafee’s campaign confirmed Friday that he…
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Brown Produces More ‘Genius Grant’ Recipients Than MIT
Brown University ranks among the top 10 universities whose undergraduates go on to win the prestigious MacArthur “genius” grant, according to new data…
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Rising Tide: For New College Grads, Job Prospects May Be Brightening
New graduates receive diplomas this weekend at the University of Rhode Island. Like grads across the state, they enter a job market showing signs of…
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Study Finds RI’s Preschool Is Expensive, But Meets Quality Standards
Rhode Island’s new state-funded preschool program is expensive, but it may be high quality. That’s according to a new study from the National Institute…
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The Bottom Line: Nursing Homes Predict Impact From Cuts To Medicaid
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment The Bottom Line. This week…
