Groups tracking hate crimes said there’s a marked increase in the number of racist slurs and white supremacist group activity found scrawled on college…
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After Parkland, And With No Action By Congress, Advocates Say Look To Connecticut
More than three weeks after a school shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, left 17 people dead, students are…
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Students Across RI Walk Out Of Classes, Demanding Stricter Gun Control
Across the nation, students walked out of their classes Wednesday, imploring lawmakers to take action on gun control.
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Tackling The N-Word On Campus, After Her Famous Father Used It On Stage
In early February, students at Princeton University protested when a professor used the N-word in a class about hate speech. He ended up canceling the…
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Hundreds Rally At RI Statehouse To Back Proposed ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban
The mass shootings that have punctuated America life in recent history linger as milestones in the mind of Adah Bryan, a freshman at Classical High…
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A Faster, Cheaper Teacher Certification To Fill Need In Providence
Providence public schools have announced a new effort to train more teachers of English as a second language.
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Rhode Island emerged largely unscathed from the initial phase of our first big weather-related test of the new year, so bully for us, hardy New…
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Fleeing Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria, Two Sisters Settle In New Bedford
For weeks after Hurricane Maria, Cynthia and Vanessa Melendez were trapped in their village in Humacao, Puerto Rico. They had no water and were running…
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Trillo Scrambles Gubernatorial Field By Running As An Independent
Former state Rep. Joe Trillo, a one-time national committeeman for the Rhode Island Republican Party, scrambled the Ocean State’s 2018 field for…
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RIPR in the Classroom: Recycling Facilities
Listenwise helps teachers use stories from RIPR in their classrooms. To find more public radio stories and lessons for your middle and high school ELA,…
