News & Stories
Learn about the latest developments in education from journalists, educators, and experts.
With schools closed and record snowfall piling up, Ocean State Media’s Community & Education team shares snow-day videos, learning resources, and easy indoor activities to keep kids playing — and parents sane
Principal of Newport’s Rogers High School placed on leave after alleged assault incident by students
The school committee ordered an investigation after four students were arrested late last year
After approving $350 million in borrowing to build two new high schools, voters declined to authorize an additional $50 million bond
‘These investments will provide important funding for key workforce initiatives by helping to maximize their impact and empower more residents to build stable, meaningful careers that strengthen the state’s economic growth’
Skyrocketing construction costs have forced the city to ask for more money to help replace Pilgrim and Toll Gate high schools
State Rep. Megan Cotter has introduced legislation to incentivize school districts to build regional partnerships
A Senate study commission backs a new public medical school as part of a long-term plan to expand primary care
Brown University students return to classes, lean on one another after the Dec. 13 shooting
An expert commission recommends that the state take on hundreds of millions of dollars in costs currently borne by local school districts
Research from Salve Regina University shows many libraries across southern New England are dealing with employee burnout and high rates of turnover as they try to adapt to modern-day patron needs
State lawmakers passed several new laws in 2025 designed to protect libraries from political interference.
Resources to help create a safe space for kids to ask questions and process tragic events
While she’s optimistic about the future of Rhode Island schools, Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green says she’s concerned about potential ICE raids in schools and the impacts of declining enrollment
Adrian Bautista and Evan Perez founded Color Your Life, a subscription business that allows children to use AI technology to create personalized coloring books featuring real-life pictures
Superintendent Dawn Bartz is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of a legal review that the Smithfield school district hired to investigate the incident of senior football players hazing a Jewish freshman
An independent monitor says the district and RIDE have met the terms of a 2023 settlement that required faster evaluations and placement for 3- to 5-year-olds with disabilities, effectively closing the federal class action case
Reluctance to label hazing incident as antisemitism, all caps flyer, provokes outrage at public hearing
At Alfred Lima Elementary School, a student-run news crew is flipping the narrative on Providence’s public schools — interviewing state leaders, reporting in two languages, and sharing their stories with the world
The second‐ranked Bulldogs (13-0-2) are coming off a scoreless draw at No. 1 Princeton Tigers and are gearing up for a crucial clash with defending champion Vermont Catamounts
The school enrolls a smaller proportion of Hispanic students than the district at large, which is 68% Hispanic
After a life-altering ski accident, University of Rhode Island researcher Jake Bonney is charting a new course in ocean engineering — pioneering remote ROV operations and inspiring others through his comeback story
Documentary filmmaker highlights the nation’s complicated history during State House visit ahead of next month’s PBS series premiere
‘Powering up’ ceremony officially opens simulation room offering safe space for close encounters with bad actors
President Christina H. Paxson expressed concern that the ‘compact’ would restrict academic freedom
Less than a fifth of children got the recommended amount of sleep in a new Brown University study
Howitt shared in the prize for charting a theory about how economies go through ‘creative destruction’
Christina H. Paxson is facing mounting backlash to the Trump administration’s efforts to change campus culture.
