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(Updated, 4 p.m.)The Central Falls District-Charter Collaboration Compact, at the Segue Institute for Learning, has received a $10 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Central Falls School District announced Tuesday ahead of a press conference.
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After receiving a grant from the
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National Grid now ranks as City Year Rhode Island’s largest team sponsor after a recent $300,000 donation.
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By PBN Staff
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The United Way of Rhode Island’s mission is nothing short of changing this corner of the world. The nonprofit believes that if people have a high-quality educational experience, if they can earn and manage money, and if they can live in stable and affordable housing, everyone will benefit.
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By Victor Paul Alvarez
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Executive artistic director at FirstWorks talks about the year-round series of events.
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Fidelity Charitable, an independent public charity with a donor-advised fund program, donated a record $691 million during the first half of 2012, the organization announced Wednesday.
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By Michael Souza |
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What makes
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 12/17/12 |
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Thanks to the results of extensive faculty, staff and student survey results, and studies of student enrollment patterns and faculty collaboration ties, Brown University on Wednesday announced its intention to expand its engineering school on land it already owns, while also announcing gifts of $44 million for that effort.
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The Women’s Fund Rhode Island, which works to eliminate gender inequality through systematic change, on Friday awarded six Rhode Island organizations a total of $40,000 in grants.
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