Once again, Rhode Island has a mediocre jobs report. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay ponders the state’s economic future.
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Education Leaders Tout Statewide High School Graduation Increase
Rhode Island’s four-year high school graduation rate has improved since last year. The 2015 graduation rate was 83 percent, up six points from 2014. Nor…
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CCRI Breaks Ground On New Facility In Partnership With Electric Boat
The community college of Rhode Island is partnering with submarine builder General Dynamics Electric Boat on a new satellite campus in Westerly. The fac…
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RIC President Carriuolo To Step Down In 2016
Rhode Island College President Nancy Carriuolo is stepping down from the leadership of Rhode Island’s oldest public institution of higher education. Her…
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Rhode Island Joins National Effort To Increase Reading Proficiency
Rhode Island is joining a national effort to increase reading proficiency in elementary school. New state and national test scores show major…
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PARCC: How RI Measures Up
Now that we have results from the first year of a new standardized test, designed specifically to measure progress on the Common Core, it is…
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What You Need To Know About RI’s PARCC Scores
PARCC uses the language of “students meeting or exceeding expectations,” whereas NECAP used the term “proficiency.” Whatever you want to call it, far…
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R.I.P. Brad Gorham, Mr. Rhode Island Republican
Bradford Gorham, the quintessential Yankee Republican political figure, former Rhode Island House Minority Leader, Republican state chairman and…
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Roger Williams Rolls Out New Policy Aimed To Combat ‘Brain-Drain’
In an effort to keep more college graduates in Rhode Island, Roger Williams University is making some changes. The university is preparing to open a $10…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Enjoy summer while you can. Happy Friday, and thanks for stopping by. As always, your tips and comments remain welcome via idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org,…
