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
Lottery Opens Today for Families in 11 Communities PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) announced today that four new sites – in Central Falls, Pawtucket, and Providence – will be added to the Rhode Island Pre-kindergarten Program for the 2017-2018 school year, for a total of 60 classrooms. The lottery to […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – At the time of year when colleges are sending out financial aid packages, the Rhode Island Foundation is offering students and their families more than $1.8 million in scholarships. Dozens of individual, family and organizational donors established scholarship funds at the Foundation to help students defray educational expenses such as tuition, room […]readmore