Catholic schools won eight of 11 winter sports championships in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League, proving once again that public schools do not…
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Larry Eichler Leaving Elorza Administration
Larry Eichler, who has been the acting executive director of the Providence Talks education program, has left City Hall. Eichler confirmed his…
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Gov. Gina Raimondo’s 2016 Budget Address
Here’s the full text of Gov. Gina Raimondo’s budget address, given Thursday evening in the Statehouse. Speaker Mattiello, Senate President Paiva Weed,…
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Rhode Island Educators Prepare For PARCC
Teachers across the country are under fire to increase student test scores and start using tougher standards in their classrooms. They’re also about to…
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Raimondo Kicks Off Search For Education Commissioner
Governor Gina Raimondo began a series of what her office is calling “listening sessions” as part of the search for a new state commissioner of…
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Rhode Island Education Commissioner Gist Going To Tulsa
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist has gotten the votes to become Tulsa’s superintendent of schools. In a statement, Gist said it was a…
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TGIF: 18 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Did anything happen this week not involving the New England Patriots and deflated footballs? Indeed. So read on, dear reader, and thanks for stopping…
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Are Charter Schools Straining Public School Budgets?
That’s the question a legislative panel is investigating. Lawmakers are scheduled to hear from several local elected officials and school leaders on…
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Kids Count: RI Has Highest Child Poverty Rate In New England
New numbers out of Rhode Island Kids Count show the number of children living in poverty has grown nearly five percent since the start of the Great…
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New Push To Teach Students How To ‘Code Like A Girl’
Women make up nearly 60 percent of the U-S workforce, but Federal Labor Department Statistics show they account for less than a quarter of all software…
