¿Qué hace el Dorcas International Institute?
by: María Elena Wah-Fitta EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — El Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island se consolidó en el año 2013 a partir de dos organizaciones similares que ya existían en...
Education, health, pension spending up in $14 billion RI budget
by: Ted Nesi PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island lawmakers on Friday night unveiled a nearly $14 billion proposed state budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year that boosts funding for education,...
‘Let the kid play’: Judge orders RIIL to allow student athlete to compete senior year
by: Tim White PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – A federal judge has ruled the Rhode Island Interscholastic League violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it told a high-school senior he couldn’t...
Hundreds of kids waiting months to be evaluated for IEPs
by: Alex Torres-Perez PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — More than 700 kids are having to wait months to get evaluated for an individualized education program (IEP) due to a lack of providers in the state,...
2 arrested after fight at Providence middle school
by: Shaun Towne PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A 14-year-old Providence student was taken to the hospital Tuesday after a fight at Nathanael Greene Middle School. ORIGINAL NOTE:...
Cranston kid takes Carnegie Hall: RI teen accepted to prestigious music program
by: Leah Crowley EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Each year, Carnegie Hall brings together young musicians from across the country to form the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America....
Dozens of Providence teachers told contracts won’t be renewed; district sees ‘difficult decisions’ ahead
by: Alexandra Leslie PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — More than four dozen non-tenured educators in the Providence Public School District were notified last week that their contracts won’t be renewed for...
Following trial, former Providence school gym teacher convicted of child molestation, assault
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a former Kizirian Elementary school gym teacher has been found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of molesting a...
2 RI students named presidential scholars
Classroom (Getty Images) by: Raymond Baccari EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Two students from Rhode Island got national recognition in being named U.S. Presidential Scholars on Thursday. ORIGINAL...
RISD President Says Protesters’ Actions “Undefendable”
NEW: RISD President Says Protesters’ Actions “Undefendable” The president of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) has called the action of pro-Palestine protesters occupying a Read More. ...
5 teens charged with beating up classmate in Barrington
by: Shaun Towne BARRINGTON, R.I. (WPRI) — An 18-year-old and four juveniles are facing charges after they allegedly beat up one of their classmates. ORIGINAL NOTE:...