RI breast cancer foundation gets outreach grant
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation has received a $25,000 grant to support its mobile breast education and cancer screening program.
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RI breast cancer foundation gets outreach grant
Mayoral academy plan moves forward with Regents approval
HOLDING THEIR BREATH: Teachers, parents and other education stakeholders anxiously await as the Board of Regents cast their votes on whether or not to approve the Achievement First mayoral academy proposal.
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Mayoral academy plan moves forward with Regents approval
New Partnership Announced for Failing Providence Schools
The Rhode Island Foundation announced Tuesday morning that it will make a grant of $100,000 to support the creation of United Providence , a unique labor-management compact between the Providence Public School District and the Providence Teachers Union, AFT Local 958.
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Students launch 'Occupy RI Campuses' group
College students in Rhode Island are organizing a group known as Occupy Rhode Island Campuses in an effort to protest what they call a broken system of higher education.
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Regents vote on mayoral academy next Thursday
Round two of the Achievement First mayoral academy proposal could be coming to an end, as Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist will bring the application before the Board of Regents for a vote next week.
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10 or 15 Belly-Dancing Classes at The Dancing Spirit Studio in Tiverton (Up to 69% Off)
Although honeybees instinctually communicate through dance, humans who attempt to do so without proper training risk insulting the queen or eating the wrong flowers. Hone buzz-worthy abilities with today’s Groupon to The Dancing Spirit Studio in Tiverton. Choose from the following options: For $45, you get 10 belly-dancing classes (a $120 value). For $55, you get 15 belly-dancing classes (a $180 value). Named Strathmore’s Professional of the Year in dance education for 2012, studio head Barbara Donahue employs her eclectic mix of training in classical ballet, modern dance, and Middle Eastern dance as she leads belly-dance workshops for beginning and experienced students. During 90- to 120-minute sessions, exposed stomachs undulate to fast and slow rhythms as they learn sinuous, healthful routines. Budding choreographers can craft their own performance pieces after mastering belly-dance basics, such as the snack-time tummy rub. New class sequences commence every six weeks in intimately sized workshops averaging six students apiece. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Seeds Read more…
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10 or 15 Belly-Dancing Classes at The Dancing Spirit Studio in Tiverton (Up to 69% Off)
$30 for an Online Test-Preparation Course from BenchPrep (Up to $149.99 Value)
As technology for obtaining information progresses, so does the usefulness of smartphones, which currently discover facts by calling their encyclopedia roommate. Phone in a wealth of knowledge with today’s Groupon: for $30, you get an online test-preparation course from BenchPrep (up to a $149.99 value). Customers have unlimited access to their chosen course after paying the initial course fee. Featured in such publications as the Wall Street Journal , BenchPrep’s educational network prepares students to undertake difficult exams with confidence through innovative and interactive online content. Students can enlist in a field of study from BenchPrep’s courses , forged with the aid of McGraw-Hill, BarOutlines, and photocopies of Athena’s classroom cheat sheets, to gain access to the site’s comprehensive content, reporting, and score-analysis tools. Students cultivate their academic knowledge with content-specific reading material, notes, bookmarks, customizable quizzes, and practice tests. When in need of assistance, students can e-tap the e-shoulder of a number of experts, friends, and fellow test takers through chats and public discussions. BenchPrep’s innovative cross-platform technology allows online students to begin their studies on a web-based computer and continue their lessons in transit via iPhone, Android, or iPad. Lesson plans can also be downloaded to a smartphone device through the BenchPrep app to facilitate on-the-go learning without an Internet connection, handy for studying in signal-destroying subways or while time traveling to pre-WiFi locales. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Chivalry Do gentlemen still lay their overcoats over puddles? Read more…
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RI Senate to vote on help for East Providence
Lawmakers in the Rhode Island Senate are set to vote on a proposal to give East Providence an advance on its state education aid to resolve a cash-flow crisis.
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Ahlquist: Fight over Mural, Despite Harrassment, Threats, ‘Worth It.’
Jessica Ahlquist, the plaintiff in the Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union case against the Cranston School District over a prayer mural hanging in the Cranston High School West Auditorium, said she has endured harassment, threats, and lots of “flak” over her decision to fight.
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RI House to vote on plan to help East Providence
Lawmakers in the Rhode Island House are set to vote on a proposal to give East Providence an advance on its state education aid to resolve a cash-flow crisis.
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RI House to vote on plan to help East Providence
