Tatyana Frost is an 11th grader at the Met School: East Bay. She developed a computer science course called the Art of Code and she’s teaching other kids in her school. The curriculum is targeted to get more girls interested in computer science and fight inequality in the tech field.readmore
Senator Reed & student loan experts to host public service loan forgiveness workshop tomorrow at RIC; Federal program could cancel remaining student debt for qualifying public workers after they make 10 years’ worth of monthly payments WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to tackle national priorities in education, infrastructure, and poverty, and help young Americans […]readmore
WARWICK, R.I. — U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and U.S. Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced a $1.1 million U.S. Department of Education grant for Rhode Island College (RIC) to provide opportunities for disadvantaged students to pursue doctoral studies. The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement grant will be distributed over a five-year […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – October 4, 2017 – Sprint (NYSE: S) and the Providence Public School District announced today that 600 high school students will receive the equipment and connectivity they need to complete their schoolwork from home as part of the 1 Million Project.In January, the Providence Public School District was one of 11 districts […]readmore
Primera parte Segunda parte El programa Asegúrate, patrocinado por Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI. Con María Tateosian la invitada especial, Luz Posada Educadora de la nutrición, de la Universidad URI programa SNAP-ED. Le trae importante información acerca de la nutrición, opciones saludables a bajo costo y recetas fáciles y saludablesreadmore
Hace sesenta años, en su histórico fallo Brown v. Board of Education [Brown vs. el Consejo de Educación], el Tribunal Supremo sostuvo que la segregación intencionada de alumnos por motivos de su raza en escuelas públicas representa una vulneración de la Decimocuarta Enmienda de la Constitución de los EE. UU. La legislación federal y los […]readmore
Message from Dr. Mario F. Cirillo, Head of School As the 2016-17 school year closes, we say goodbye to the class of 2017, and look forward to next year and the opportunity to continue our transformation of teaching and learning for the benefit of our students, I would like to take stock of where we […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – At a surprise ceremony today, Governor Gina Raimondo and Commissioner of Education Ken Wagner announced the selection of Kristin Hayes-Leite as the 2018 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year. Hayes-Leite has been a social studies teacher at Narragansett High School for the past 16 years, and currently serves as Social Studies Department […]readmore
THREE PROVIDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLS RECEIVE AN INFUSION OF THE ARTS THROUGH NATIONAL TURNAROUND ARTS PROGRAM Turnaround Arts, a program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, infuses struggling schools with the arts as strategy to help close the opportunity gap and provide equitable access to arts and music education Washington, D.C. (May […]readmore
«Creating Pathways to Opportunity» for All Students LINCOLN, R.I. – At a student-centered event hosted by Davies Career and Technical High School, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Ken Wagner today delivered his 2017 State of Education address to review the successes of the past year and share a vision for the future of education […]readmore