Today: A Busy Night for the Council and a Charter School Fair
City Council- It will be a busy night for the Woonsocket City Council starting with a meeting of the Audit Sub-Committee at 5 p.m. Sub-Committee members are scheduled toA review and discuss data submitted by the school department to the state director of the department of revenue.
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Today: A Busy Night for the Council and a Charter School Fair
RI teacher accused of drinking with teen students
Rhode Island police say a Central Falls High School chemistry teacher has been arrested for meeting with students at a football game last fall, driving them to a Pawtucket liquor store and drinking with them at a park.
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Providence Schools in Crisis: 37% of Students are ‘Chronically Absent’
Nearly two in five Providence students 9,074 in total were absent for at least ten percent of the school year in 2010/11, according to data provided to GoLocalProv.
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Providence Schools in Crisis: 37% of Students are ‘Chronically Absent’
Rhode Island School of Design Partners with the U.S. Department of State’s Office of ART in Embassies
PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Art in Embassies: Morocco, a studio course at Rhode Island School of Design, is the first phase of a multiyear partnership between RISD and the U.S. Department of State’s Office of ART in Embassies.
Providence’s Knowledge District Gets New Plaza
Providence’s Knowledge District just gained another bright spot: in this case, a striking new plaza that’s part of Brown University ‘s Alpert Medical School building project.
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Providence’s Knowledge District Gets New Plaza
Bristol Police Log: Police Arrest a Sex Offender and Seven Others Last Week
Monday, Jan. 9 Police responded to Mt. Hope High School after a complaint hat there was writing on a desk reporting that a bomb will be placed in the high school on Jan.
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Bristol Police Log: Police Arrest a Sex Offender and Seven Others Last Week
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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Ahlquist: Fight over Mural, Despite Harrassment, Threats, ‘Worth It.’
Website Aims To Describe Every Living Creature
Thirty years ago, many students began their school science projects with a visit to the World Book Encyclopedia, the 22-volume set found in many homes and most school libraries covering topics from A to Z. Now, the Encyclopedia of Life website provides students with much more information on living beings than those 22 volumes could ever hold.
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Website Aims To Describe Every Living Creature
Providence, Brown at odds over university payments
Documents show that Brown University President Ruth Simmons agreed to pay Providence an additional $4 million a year to help resolve the city’s financial problems but the proposal was never presented to the Brown Corporation, the school’s governing body.
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Providence, Brown at odds over university payments
Senior Summer School Announces Its Debut in Providence, Rhode Island
For the first time, Senior Summer School, the “Education Vacation” program, will head to Providence, RI for a unique glimpse into colonial history and the Eastern seaboard experience. “We’ve been considering a new East Coast venue for a while, and we’re pleased to be visiting this vibrant, historical city,” notes Tina Fouts, Senior Summer School Program Director. …
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