The U.S. Department of Labor announced nearly $12 million in grants to states to improve the quality of workforce data, including a $1 million award to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. more

On Tuesday night, youth teams pitched their social enterprise ideas at the Young Social Innovators Pitch and Graduation Ceremony at the MET School’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in hopes of winning $1,000 in seed funding. more

National Grid now ranks as City Year Rhode Island’s largest team sponsor after a recent $300,000 donation. more

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. more

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. more

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Rhode Island a $4 million grant to develop a comprehensive data system on students from prekindergarten through elementary and secondary education, higher education and the workforce. more

PROVIDENCE – Brown University is launching its first executive-education program, an executive master of health care leadership, to begin in August 2013. more

Over 150 supporters of the Academy for Career Exploration met at the school Tuesday night to discuss how best to defend their school from potential closure recommended by the R.I. Department of Education. more

Rhode Island was awarded a $59,451 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to cover all or part of fees charged to low-income students taking Advanced Placement tests. more

Vittoria Pacifico-DeBenedictis was recently appointed president of St. Mary Academy-Bay View, a Catholic school for girls in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in East Providence. For the past 11 years, she has served as principal of St. Francis of Assisi School in Braintree, Mass. Pacifico-DeBenedictis holds a master’s degree in school administration from Emmanuel College and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. more