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RIDE issues ‘Race to the Top’ update
Two years into a four-year reform plan, the R.I. Department of Education has used roughly 21 percent of a $75 million U.S. Department of Education ‘Race to the Top’ grant meant to help support improvement measures. more
R.I. receives 2 charter school applications
The R.I. Department of Education has received applications to open two new charter schools in the state for the fall of 2013. more
| 8/16/12
Group action, freedom produce innovation
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
By John Larrabee
Contributing Writer | 6/25/12
Heather Tow-Yick
Age: 36 more
7/23/12
History proves education investments get best return
Brown University sociology professor John R. Logan came of age in the mid-1960s during a time when the country was undergoing tremendous social, political and economic changes. While many of his fellow college students at the time immersed themselves in those changes, Logan was so fascinated that understanding how they occur and impact society became his life’s work. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 12/10/12

Poor education hurts Latino workers
Sitting a few steps away from a black marble memorial to his friend Mickey, who was stabbed to death two years ago at age 15, Ronald Ramos looks bewildered when asked why he didn’t take the SAT, seek financial aid and apply to college after graduating from high school. more
Bloomberg News | 11/19/12
Pallotta named superintendent of the year
Frank Pallotta, superintendent of the Burrillville school system, was named the 2013 Rhode Island Superintendent of the Year by the Rhode Island School Superintendents’ Association. more
| 8/16/12
High school dropout gender gap highest in R.I., Conn.
Rhode Island has one of largest gender gaps among high school dropouts in the country, according to a U.S. Department of Education study. more
Startups used to train for success
It took Andrew Yang, a Brown University alumnus and self-starter, a while to get where he wanted. more
R.I. teachers land $500k to develop skills, support science
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
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