Atrion ‘Adopts’ the Academy for Career Exploration Warwick, R.I. – February 26, 2016 – As a company committed to closing the IT talent gap, Atrion has committed to “adopting” the Academy for Career Exploration (ACE), a Rhode-Island based high school focused on developing technology talent. Atrion and ACE struck up a fast friendship with the […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will announce Rhode Island’s 2015 graduation rates during a student assembly at North Providence High School as part of her continued focus on helping students build the skills they need to succeed. Raimondo, along with Education Commissioner Ken Wagner and others, will release statewide data on graduation rates […]readmore
WARWICK, RI – Prospective college students in Rhode Island left $6,772,300 in federal Pell Grant money unclaimed in the 2014-15 academic year, according to a recent study released by the personal finance website Nerd Wallet. And U.S. Senator Jack Reed, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, and state financial aid experts from the Rhode Island Student Loan […]readmore
WASHINGTON—Longtime educator and Rhode Island Commissioner for Elementary and Secondary Education Ken Wagner has been appointed to the National Assessment Governing Board, Acting U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr., announced today. Wagner, appointed in the category of “chief state school officer,” will help set policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), […]readmore
Providence – La gobernadora Gina Raimondo y el presidente de Nortek Michael Clarke visitaron la escuela 360 de Providence Raimondo fue recibida por el superintendente Christopher Maher y los estudiantes que estaban emocionados por su visita. La donación de escritorios de pie por las compañías Ergotron y Nortek fueron bien recibidos por los estudiantes. Estos […]readmore
WARWICK, R.I. – For the 16th consecutive year, Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) is hosting the Rhode Island Second Congressional District High School Art Competition. High school students who reside in the Second District are eligible to compete for a grand prize trip to Washington, DC, a college scholarship and the honor of having their work hang […]readmore
Plan Shifts Resources into Schools, Supports Teachers and Principals PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Elorza today convened school administrators and officials to announce the overhaul to the Providence Public School Department which moves staff out of central administration and into schools, where they will better support teachers and administrators, and restructure positions within the central office […]readmore
Rhode Island – La gobernadora Gina Raimondo anuncio que su propuesta de presupuesto proporcionaría fondos para que todos los estudiantes de las escuelas públicas en decimo y undécimo grado presenten el SAT y el PSAT gratis. Antes, solo algunos estudiantes, sin importar cuán talentosos, llegaban a tomar el SAT durante el fin de semana. Ahora, […]readmore
RHODE ISLAND STATEMENT By Cyndie Schmeiser, Chief of Assessment, College Board «Today, Rhode Island’s Governor Gina Raimondo announced her budget proposal would provide all 10th and 11th grade Rhode Island public high school students with free SAT and PSAT in 2017. Previously, only some students, no matter how talented, made it to an SAT administration […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today met with students at Smithfield High School to preview one of her Jobs Plan priorities – making the SAT and PSAT free for public high school students. She was joined by Education Commissioner Ken Wagner, Representative Joseph McNamara, and Senator Stephen Archambault. «This is about leveling the […]readmore