The New Bedford School Committee voted on Wednesday to approve a hybrid model, prioritizing in-person instruction to those students with the highest need.
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Gov. Raimondo resists calls to announce full return to distance learning
Governor Gina Raimondo has delayed the start of school next month, but is holding out hope that students and teachers will return to in-person learning this fall. Two of the state’s teachers unions, which represent most of Rhode Island’s educators, have called for a full return to online classes to start the year. But Raimondo […]
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Rhode Island K-12 schools reopening will by delayed by two weeks
This post was updated on August 12th, at 11:20am. In a letter sent to school districts across the state, Rhode Island’s education commissioner Angelica Infante-Green laid out the decision, as well as plans to adjust the statewide academic calendar to accommodate the changes. “We have adjusted the calendar to give us all time to get […]
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As COVID-19 cases increase, Brown University scales back reopening
Brown University will begin fall classes primarily online with few students on campus, moving away from earlier plans to resume in-person classes this September. Citing increased COVID-19 cases locally and nationwide, the university will delay in-person education for most students until at least October. The semester will begin in early September almost entirely online for […]
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Not willing to return to school or repeat distance learning, RI parents are turning to homeschooling
Unhappy with the options Rhode Island schools are providing for reopening this fall, a growing number of families plan to try homeschooling. Last year, nearly 2,000 Rhode Island students were homeschooled. This year, due to the pandemic, that number may increase.
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Parents of special education students say distance learning fell short
Distance learning was a challenge for most families in Rhode Island, but parents of students with special education requirements voiced concerns from the start that the mostly virtual instruction would be inadequate. Now, many say they feel their children stalled academically during the more than three months spent largely online.
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Newport school officials prepare for new challenges as students potentially return to classrooms
As the beginning of the school year draws closer, the school district is recommending families brace for an unusual fall, whatever Governor Raimondo decides about full or partial in-person learning.
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Staggered start times, face mask requirements and online classes for anyone; Providence details reopening plans
With less than a month before schools are set to reopen, parents, students and teachers in Providence are getting a better sense of what the fall might look like — including the possible widespread use of online classes.
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Most Johnson and Wales students won’t return to in-person classes
In updated guidance released this week, the university announced only the freshman class will be allowed to fully return to campus for the fall semester. All other students will only be allowed to return if they have in-person lab or internship requirements to fulfill. Johnson and Wales was among the first schools in the state […]
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As colleges wrestle with fall reopening, Johnson and Wales has already begun
Earlier this month, Johnson and Wales University in Providence, started in-person culinary classes for more than 500 students, with an array of new policies to stem the spread of COVID-19. University officials hope this group will provide a clearer picture of how to reopen the full campus in September.
