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Rhode Island Current » Education
1d ago
When the U.S. Secretary of Education visited Rhode Island last February, state education Commissioner Angèlica Infante-Green pleaded for more federal support. Now Infante-Green is bracing for the possibility of losing some or all of the federal dollars that comprise 15% of the state’s education budget. That’s what she claims could happen as U.S. Secretary of ..read more
Rhode Island Current » Education
1d ago
A fatal school shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville in January had an unusual feature: the school had contracted an AI gun detection company to help identify and stop shootings, but the system did not spot the gun before a student opened fire. The Metro Nashville Public Schools board had approved a $1 million ..read more
Rhode Island Current » Education
3d ago
The University of Rhode Island (URI) has entered the uppermost echelon of public higher education, thanks to a prestigious new designation that marks it among the most robust research schools in the country. URI announced Thursday that it now has an R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing it in ..read more
Rhode Island Current » Education
1w ago
Gov. Dan McKee joined Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Angélica Infante-Green Monday at an award winning elementary school on Providence’s East Side Monday to outline the steps the state is willing to take with Providence leaders to return control of public schools to the city. They just didn’t invite Providence Mayor Brett Smiley or ..read more
Rhode Island Current » Education
1w ago
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly said during the campaign that, if elected back to the White House, he would pursue a ban on transgender youth participating in school sports that align with their gender identity. As he prepares to take office in January, experts and LGBTQ+ advocates told States Newsroom the effort would face ..read more
Rhode Island Current » Education
1w ago
WASHINGTON — The form to apply for federal financial student aid must roll out by Oct. 1 annually after President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Wednesday that ensures an earlier processing cycle. Though the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, typically launches in October each year, the U.S. Department of Education legally had ..read more
Rhode Island Current » Education
1w ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department called on every state, school and district on Tuesday to adopt policies on cellphone use in schools. The department asks schools to have well-thought-out policies on the matter, but does not dictate exactly what those policies should be. An accompanying resource for schools notes the risk social media can ..read more
Rhode Island Current » Education
1w ago
Twelve days and two separate federal court orders later, state agencies and their beneficiaries are still not able to access billions of dollars in critical federal grants and aid. Which is why 23 Democratic attorneys general suing President Donald Trump and his administration are asking for a federal judge in Rhode Island to intervene. The ..read more
Rhode Island Current » Education
1w ago
The Trump administration continued its head-scratching appointments by anointing billionaire Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education — even though he had campaigned on a pledge to abolish the department. The president has expressed his hope that McMahon would eventually “put herself out of a job.” She has been part of the president’s inner political circle ..read more
Rhode Island Current » Education
1w ago
A special legislative commission studying Rhode Island’s school bus system wants to hear what members of the public think about how the state’s K-12 students get to school. The 13-member panel co-chaired by Sen. Linda Ujifusa, a Portsmouth Democrat, alongside fellow Portsmouth Democrat Rep. Terri Cortvriend was formed last June by the General Assembly to ..read more