Articles from Rhode Island Education News

Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green demands action following a surge in school violence, with over 40 students arrested at Woonsocket High School this year and four students charged in an alleged assault of a special-needs student at Rogers High School in Newport. School committees in both districts are meeting to address safety measures and prevent bullying.

Rhode Island's General Assembly returns January 6 facing major challenges including looming Medicaid cuts that will remove 33,500 residents from coverage, a fragile healthcare system with provider shortages, and federal funding uncertainties. House Speaker Shekarchi calls it the most challenging session in his six years leading the chamber, with priorities including healthcare reform, housing affordability, and workforce development.

A Stanford University study found that Rhode Island charter school students gained the equivalent of 90 extra days of learning in English and 88 days in math annually, attributing the nation-leading results to 2017 regulatory reforms that simplified charter evaluation and renewal procedures.

The Trump administration announced six interagency agreements transferring major Education Department functions to the departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State, including K-12 and higher education programs, in a sweeping effort to downsize the agency without congressional approval.