Providence Schools’ Latest Hires Have Checkered Pasts – Including Sexual Harassment Lawsuit A number of new hires to Providence schools in recent months have come with checkered histories...

Raimondo Claims State Has Plans for Responding to Outbreaks at Schools, Questions About CDC Report Governor Gina Raimondo continues to press for Rhode Island schools to open in classrooms on September...

VIDEO: Raimondo Outlines Plan to Address Potential Coronavirus Outbreaks in RI Schools Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo on Wednesday addressed three scenarios of how the state will respond to...

College Chaos: Classes Canceled in U.S. – One RI School Says It Can “Modify Plans Without Notice” Coronavirus has forced colleges around the country to cancel in-person classes just over a...

$300 million in Infrastructure Improvements to Providence Public Schools PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today joined Council President Sabina Matos, Councilwoman Mary Kay Harris, Rhode...

NEW: Old Benny’s Transformed to New Dave’s Marketplace Flagship Store Carpionato Group, one of New England’s largest real estate development companies, is opening a new Dave’s Read More.  ...

Raimondo Announces RI Schools Will Be Delayed 2 Weeks Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is now pivoting and delaying the 2020-2021 school year. Read More.     Violent Weekend in Providence:...

NEW: RI School Year Now Extended Through June 25, Raimondo Says Testing “Not Where It Needs to Be” Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo elaborated during her weekly coronavirus press conference on...

Opening a School Is Not Easy – 700 Gallons of Hand Sanitizer Delayed, $2M in Increased Costs With just weeks before the scheduled opening of schools, some are facing complex challenges including...

After Many Delays, Raimondo Administration Releases COVID-19 Outbreak Response Playbook for Schools Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s administration is releasing their so-called “playbook...

Teachers Unions vs. Raimondo on In-Classroom Start Date—Who Will Win? The head of one of the state’s largest teachers’ unions in Rhode Island says that he believes a majority of Read More.  ...

HIGH RISK: 46% of Providence Teachers Are Over Age 50 Of Providence’s 1,990 teachers, 46% are over the age of 50 — the danger zone for the risk of the Read More.     Newport’s Tourism Hit...

Advancing 10-Year Commitment to Invest up to $400 million in Providence School Facilities   PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and the Providence City Council today announced a $140 million...

Dr. Fine Warns That Teachers Over 50 Face Real Health Threat From Coronavirus in Schools Dr. Michael Fine — the former Rhode Island Director of Health — says that the risk to children going back...

Parents Seek Information About Future of School—Rhode Island College Demands $2,100 Parents at Henry Barnard at Rhode Island College (RIC), frustrated at what they say is the lack of information...

MA Schools Ranked #1 in America, RI Falls Far Behind and Is Last in New England A new study ranks Massachusetts schools as the best in the country. In contrast, Rhode Island schools score as the...

RIFREEDOM LIVE: Should We END Public Schools In RI? We’d like to introduce you to RIFREEDOM LIVE, our new Facebook Live web show… check it out now! Are Rhode Island public schools in the...

“You’ll Be Safer in Schools Than Not in Schools,” Says Raimondo of Planning for Fall Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo said Wednesday that the state would not “fall into fear mongering...