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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.
Computer scientist Michael Littman helps the university think about how to implement Artificial Intelligence across its campus
ACLU asks the university to reject latest ‘conditions’ from Trump administration
New RICAS results show Rhode Island students making modest gains in math and English, narrowing the gap with Massachusetts, though proficiency rates still trail neighboring states and pre-pandemic levels
Despite signing a voluntary $50 million settlement earlier this year, Brown is one of nine universities being asked to agree to a sweeping list of reforms
Common Cause says decision shows need for clarity on 2016 law
As student numbers decline and co-op teams expand, RI Interscholastic League director Mike Lunney urges schools to refocus on why sports were created — to keep kids engaged, build character, and prepare them for life beyond the field
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division argued in court filings that excluding white teachers from the loan-forgiveness program violated anti-discrimination laws
Roller coaster may continue for NIH-funded program that supports students in the biomedicine or engineering fields
For North Providence history teacher Tina O’Brien, studying the past makes ‘you feel more connected to the world around you’
