Andrew Roos, who joined Gina Raimondo as chief of staff in 2013 as she was gearing up for her successful gubernatorial run and who remained in that…
Education
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Judge Clears The Way For Mayoral Academy In Woonsocket
A judge has declined to stop a new charter school from opening in Woonsocket. City officials sought an injunction to block RISE Prep, a special type of…
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Local Programs Aim To Stop The ‘Summer Slide’
Students are about to return to their classrooms after a long summer break. One thing their teachers are all wondering: how much did they forget over…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Real Girls
The 19th-century poet Ralph Waldo Emerson got it right: “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest…
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New Central Falls Superintendent On Test Scores, High School Overhaul And School Uniforms
Students and teachers are returning to classrooms across Rhode Island, including Central Falls, where a new superintendent has just taken charge.
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Judge Clifton to Join RWU Law School Faculty
Retired Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Edward C. Clifton has joined the faculty of Roger Williams University Law School, where he will work with…
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URI: Students Affected By Data Breach Were Mostly Women
New details are emerging about compromised email information from the University of Rhode Island. URI said the data came from a Gmail system used by the…
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TGIF: 19 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Old stories have a way of cycling back into the news in Rhode Island, and this otherwise quiet week was a case in point. So thanks for stopping by for…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The Anti-HPV Vaccine Fallacy
Opponents of mandatory HPV vaccinations want the Rhode Island General Assembly to stop requiring the vaccines for all seventh graders. RIPR political…
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Political Roundtable: McNamara On 38 Studios, Providence Stadium & The I-195 Commission’s New Head
State Rep. Joseph McNamara (D-Warwick), chairman of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss new revelations…
