Child poverty is down but disparities remain, according to Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
The latest edition of the Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook outlines a litany of challenges facing children across the state who are born into poverty — and highlights a few bright spots, too. Morning Edition host Luis Hernandez spoke about some possible solutions with the executive director of the child advocacy nonprofit, Paige Clausius-Parks.
Students strike a deal at Brown, roots of militarized police response to college protests, and more
Plus: An interview with Brad Gooch, author of “Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring”; the week in politics; and a few things to do this week.
Brown University students on how the pro-Palestine encampment came to a peaceful conclusion
“It was very clear to me from negotiations that they were afraid that what they were seeing at schools like Columbia would happen in Brown,” said student negotiator Isabella Garo.
Additional teachers to face job insecurity in Providence
Nearly 30 additional teachers in Providence face uncertainty about the status of their jobs after receiving displacement notices yesterday.
Brown RISD Hillel leaders say they received anonymous threats
The head rabbi at the Brown RISD Hillel said his organization received violent threats sent by email over the weekend. The FBI and Brown University said similar incidents have cropped up locally and nationally amid the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Student protestors from Brown University plead not guilty to trespassing charges
Half of the student protestors at Brown University arrested for occupying a building after hours pleaded not guilty to charges of willful trespassing on Monday, the latest development at a campus that’s been the site of increasing pro-Palestinian activism in recent weeks. The rest of the protestors are expected to enter their pleas on Wednesday.
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