Rhode Island will get $45,248 in federal funding to help low-income students take Advanced Placement exams. The U.S. Department of Education announced a…
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Medical Marijuana Discrimination Case Will Move Forward
A Rhode Island Superior Court judge will allow an employment discrimination case involving medical marijuana to go forward. The case hinges on a…
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State Department Partners With RISD For Conference On Design And Public Policy
State Department officials are meeting with artists at the Rhode Island School of Design this week for a series of workshops on design and public policy…
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PC Gets Unusual $1.3 Million Gift For Scholarships
Providence College has announced an unusual gift of more than $1 million from a donor who is not from Rhode Island and is not a PC grad. Dr. Kevin C. O…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Happy Friday, and thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. There’s plenty of news, even in the peak of summer, so we’re ready to dive in. Your tips…
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New Education Commissioner Takes The Reins Monday
Rhode Island’s new Education Commissioner Ken Wagner officially begins his tenure on Saturday, August 1st, although he is not expected in the office…
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Providence Announces Names For New High Schools
Two experimental high schools scheduled to open in Providence this fall will be known as 360 High School and Evolutions High School. Both schools will…
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Financing Completed For South Street Landing Project
More than six months after the ceremonial ground-breaking for a multi-use plan that includes remaking the South Street Power Station as a new state…
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Dispatch From The Newport Folk Festival
The 56th Newport Folk Festival is in full swing this weekend. Rhode Island Public Radio’s John Bender reports from Fort Adams State Park. A marching…
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Rhode Island Slips In National Rankings For Child Well-Being
Rhode Island’s ranking for child well-being has dropped from last year, according to a new report from the child advocacy group Kids Count.
