RIDE Awards Nearly $2.7 Million in “Get the Foam Out” Grants to Eliminate Styrofoam Waste in Schools Council on Elementary and Secondary Education approves applications from 101 schools to reduce Styrofoam waste acullinane Thu, 05/30/2024 - 11:42 Thu, 05/30/2024 - 11:41 ..read more

Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education Approves $1.3 Billion in School Construction Projects Approval provides funding for facility improvements at 59 schools; projects include new schools in Barrington, East Greenwich, Johnston, Middletown and Providence kking Wed, 05/29/2024 - 16:31 Wed, 05/29/2024 - 16:29 ..read more

RIDE Awards $3.3 Million in Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Grant Funding for Extended Learning Programs Sixteen community-based organizations and local education agencies awarded five-year grants; focus areas include support for multilingual learners, differently-abled students, and mathematics instruction acullinane Fri, 05/24/2024 - 10:14 Fri, 05/24/2024 - 10:14 ..read more

Rhode Island Makes Great Strides in AP Participation, #1 in Nation for Achievement Growth Six high schools received recognition for increasing participation in AP courses kking Wed, 05/22/2024 - 11:29 Wed, 05/22/2024 - 11:27 ..read more

RIDE Announces $700,000 Investment in Algebra 1 Summer Readiness Camps for Rising 9th Graders From underwater robotics to tiny home design, summer camps aim to engage students with real-world challenges and bolster math proficiency acullinane Wed, 05/15/2024 - 15:23 Wed, 05/15/2024 - 15:22 ..read more

State Leaders Introduce Legislation to Promote Consistency in Attendance Policies and Reduce Chronic Absenteeism Statewide Attendance for Success Act defines terms related to attendance, establishes criteria for excused and unexcused absences, and requires schools to develop intervention plans for students who are chronically absent acullinane Thu, 05/09/2024 - 15:46 Thu, 05/09/2024 - 15:41 ..read more

Federal, State, and School Leaders Highlight National Children's Mental Health Day at Garden City Elementary School CRANSTON, RI -- Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Deputy Commissioner Lisa Odom-Villella, Director of the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabil acullinane Thu, 05/09/2024 - 15:17 Thu, 05/09/2024 - 15:15 ..read more

Two Rhode Island Students Named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars PROVIDENCE, R.I. acullinane Thu, 05/09/2024 - 13:43 Thu, 05/09/2024 - 13:37 ..read more

Rhode Island Students Showcase Culinary Skills, Compete in RIDE’s Inaugural Menu for Success Student Food Truck Roundup LINCOLN, R.I. -- Rhode Island students showcased their culinary and entrepreneurial skills serving hundreds of hungry guests Saturday at the Rhode Island Department acullinane Mon, 05/06/2024 - 09:18 Mon, 05/06/2024 - 09:13 ..read more

2024 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year Aimée Couto Represents Ocean State at Teachers of the Year State Dinner at the White House East Providence educator Aimée Couto engaged with esteemed educators and national leaders during ‘Washington Week’ acullinane Fri, 05/03/2024 - 10:17 Fri, 05/03/2024 - 10:13 ..read more