Providence Children’s Museum announces the expansion of its annual Play at the Park series to include daytime and evening events in the cities of Central Falls, Pawtucket and Providence. Providence Children’s Museum AmeriCorps members will bring playful, hands-on activities to select parks all summer long, building on the Museum’s commitment to advocate for and raise awareness […]readmore
Package includes $133.9 million public-private partnership to replace outdated residence halls and right-size dining facilities, and $54.4 million to renovate university’s largest academic building The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees today approved a $133.9 million UMass Dartmouth plan to replace outdated first-year student residence halls and right-size student dining facilities. The Board also gave […]readmore
Farish, who died Thursday, became president of RWU in 2011, striving to «build the university the world needs now» BRISTOL, R.I., July 5, 2018 – Roger Williams University President Donald J. Farish, who transformed RWU into a vital institution devoted to community engagement, college affordability and equity, died on Thursday, July 5, at Tufts Medical […]readmore
As a member of the Labor-H Subcommittee, Reed helps boost funding for medical research, childcare, college affordability, opioid abuse prevention, & Childhood Cancer STAR Act WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to make critical investments in working families, public health, and education, the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the FY2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human […]readmore
Providence, RI – The Bristol-Warren and Cranston School Committees voted unanimously last night to approve resolutions in support of the proposed school construction plan, which includes a $250M State GO Bond to make a once-in-a-generation investment in Rhode Island’s public school buildings. Bristol-Warren School Committee Member Adam Ramos said, “I am proud to have been […]readmore
New Brunswick, NJ—A new state-by-state report shows more young children enrolled in public pre-K programs but a troubling lack of policies ensuring the quality classroom experiences they need to get ready for kindergarten. The State of Preschool 2017 annual report, based on 2016-17 academic year data, finds states heeding the demand for pre-K and expanding […]readmore
WASHINGTON– U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the approval of Idaho, Mississippi and Rhode Island’s consolidated state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). «The state plans met ESSA’s requirements, and I am pleased to approve them,» said Secretary DeVos. «I look forward to seeing how these states dive deeper into the flexibility […]readmore
WASHINGTON— The recent revelations of changes made to student grades and attendance records at the District of Columbia’s Ballou High School—changes intended to present a rosier picture than reality—represent not an isolated case but a systemwide problem, according to a Washington Teachers Union-EmpowerEd survey released today. Results show this problem requires overhauling school culture and […]readmore
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