Makeshift food drive-throughs have popped up at schools across Rhode Island. Public Schools are closed for the week to stem the spread of coronavirus — but many are serving as pick-up locations for breakfasts and lunches, which many children receive at school. At George J. Peters elementary in Cranston, the only sign of life at […]
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Back To School: As Virus Spreads, Teachers Wonder When It Will Be Safe To Return
Across Rhode Island, schools are closed this week, as they are across much of the country in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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An Abrupt End To The Semester For Brown U Students
Undergraduate students at Brown University were left scrambling to move out of their on-campus housing, after the university announced that it would be transitioning to remote learning for the rest of the spring semester.
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Brown Community Member Tests Positive For COVID-19, Pushing Move-Out Date To March 17
Brown University Provost Richard Locke announced in an email on Saturday night that a member of the Brown community has tested positive for COVID-19. The university is now taking steps to get students to leave campus.
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Two RI Students Test Positive For Illness As Public Schools Close
All public schools in the state will be closed for the upcoming week in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. At the start of the outbreak state officials said school closures on a wide scale were unlikely. The state department of education was leaving decisions to close up to individual districts. But […]
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Back To School: Are Schools Prepared To Deal With Coronavirus?
This week, we’re talking about COVID-19. As the illness spreads, how will schools balance the health and safety of students and teachers, with the necessity of uninterrupted education?
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Back To School: Why Do Education Reforms Fall Short?
This week on Back to School, we talk about the efforts to reform education past and present. Our guests are Peter McWalters, who served as state Education Commissioner from 1992 until 2009, and current Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green. We talk about whether public schools have ever been able to educate all students well, and why […]
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National Teachers Union Head Speaks In Providence
Randi Weingarten, the President of the American Federation of Teachers, made a visit to Providence Saturday, highlighting the impending contract negotiations between the state and the Providence Teachers Union. Weingarten spoke to a crowded cafeteria in a Providence high school, during an event hosted by the local union. Providence teachers go back to the bargaining […]
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Turnaround Superintendent Begins Work In Providence Schools
Harrison Peters began his three-year tenure as head of the Rhode Island’s largest school district this week. He begins the job halfway through the academic year, and more than three months into the state takeover of the schools.
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Foundation Seeking Proposals To Improve RI Schools
The Providence-based Rhode Island Foundation is making $1 million dollars in grant money available for proposals to improve public education across the state. In the last year, efforts to improve the public schools have seen renewed interest by politicians and state leaders. The release of standardized test scores known as RICAS placed the state well […]
