Public schools across the state could open up to students from other districts, under a new bill from Rhode Island Education Commissioner Ken Wagner.
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RWU Students To Tackle Climate Risks With Trees
In an effort to slow the effects of climate change, Roger Williams University is spearheading a tree-planting campaign. Trees can absorb and store…
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Criticism Dogs Release Of Statewide Business And Tourism Campaign
Critics jeered the state’s release of a new logo with the slogan Rhode Island: Cooler and Warmer, and a website also unveiled Monday included several…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: On Economy, RI Should Take Cues From Massachusetts
Once again, Rhode Island has a mediocre jobs report. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay ponders the state’s economic future.
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RI Superior Court Judge Hurst To Retire
Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Patricia A. Hurst, a jurist of wit, wisdom and legal acumen, is retiring after 26 years on the state trial court….
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Providence Talks, Early Childhood Education Program, Hits Milestone
The city-led, early childhood education program Providence Talks has enrolled its 500th family. It’s been two years since the program’s pilot group was…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Time to Test Public School Students On History?
As the presidential candidates trade barbs on television, and parents worry about whether the result is “family-friendly” viewing, RIPR political…
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From The Comfort Of Their Own Classrooms, RI High School Students Get A Taste Of College
Thousands of Rhode Island high school students are now earning college credits without stepping foot onto a university campus.
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PC Hoops Once Again A Great Story
Since the 1950s, Providence College basketball has been one of the great stories in all of college basketball. This year’s edition of the hoop Friars…
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Freshman Wins Annual RI Pi-Day Mathematics Competition
March 14th is Pi day, honoring the ratio of a circle’s circumference and diameter: 3.14. To celebrate this unofficial holiday, 10 of the state’s top mat…
