Education

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Papitto Opportunity Connection Invests $1 Million in Wheeler Freshman's Idea to Better BIPOC Communities

Siya Singhal and other BIPOC students will receive scholarships based on their ideas to instilling pride in their communities.

Olivia Barone,

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A Seven-Foot Trout is Rhode Island’s Newest Environmental Educator

Brookie the Trout, and her humans from the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, are traveling the state teaching kids about wildlife and climate change.

Lauren Clem,

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Not Back to School: An Explainer on Rhode Island's Teacher Shortage

As kids flood into Rhode Island classrooms this fall, one school essential is proving especially hard to find: teachers.

Ellen Liberman,

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A Team from PC is Tracking RI's Ant Population

The ants go marching, one by one, and PC researchers are taking notes.

Todd McLeish

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Project GOAL Motivates Young Students to Study with Soccer

The program has been using soccer and study to help kids get into their dream high schools for more than fifteen years.

Grace Kelly

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URI Caters to Military Vets with This Special Program

Military veterans can acquire the tools for making it in the civilian world.

Andy Smith

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How Much is Too Much for Parents to Pay for a Field Trip?

As school fees for field trips and other exotic activities climb, who should pay?

Ellen Liberman

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Should RI Schools be Teaching to the Test?

The state aims to improve dismal scores and educational inequity with its third standardized test in five years.

Ellen Liberman

PPAC Wants Every Rhode Island Tenth Grader to See a Broadway Show

The Providence Performing Arts Center's new education initiative, “Experience PPAC,” will allow high school sophomores to see a show for free.

Piper Wilber