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Teaching is a job that requires extra commitment, which is why Highlander Charter School makes a special effort to thank the staff for their effort.
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By John Larrabee
Contributing Writer | 6/25/12 |
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Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have signed an affiliation agreement that establishes Home & Hospice Care as the major teaching affiliate for hospice and palliative medicine for the school.
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By Richard Asinof |
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The University of Massachusetts School of Law has announced that it is freezing tuition and mandatory law school-related fees at their current levels for the next three years in order to make law school a more accessible opportunity.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Khalil Fuller, CEO of NBA Math Hoops, was named the youngest Echoing Green fellow in the fellowship’s history.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Brian Howes, professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s School of Marine Science and Technology was awarded $90,000 from UMass president Robert L. Caret’s Science and Technology Initiatives Fund.
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By PBN Staff
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Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and Governor’s Workforce Board Chair Constance Howes have awarded more than $1 million in matching training grants to Rhode Island employers.
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By PBN Staff
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Brown University will use a $127.4 million bond sale to renovate downtown property after agreeing in May to almost double annual payments to the city.
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By Brian Chappatta and Gillian White |
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Westerly Community Credit Union has awarded two scholarships to recent high school graduates
Elias Gharios of Pawcatuck has been awarded the Westerly Community Credit Union Joseph N. Cugini Scholarship.
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By Michael Souza |
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The General Assembly has allocated $500,000 to help establish a private/public partnership with the JASON Project, a nonprofit designed to help teachers develop 21st-century skills.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Claudia Lowe was recently honored as the 2012 outstanding advocate by the University of Rhode Island’s Council for Exceptional Children. After her daughter, Katie, now 32, was born with Down syndrome, Lowe and other parents and families founded the Down Syndrome Society of Rhode Island in 1982. At the time, no other parent support groups existed. Lowe went on to serve as the organization’s president for three years before becoming the organization’s coordinator. In addition, she’s served on several other boards focusing on disability advocacy.
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7/2/12
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