Providence mayoral candidates discuss housing, schools and immigration at public forum

Providence's mayoral candidates addressed the top issues concerning residents in the city Wednesday night.

R.I. nears returning school control to Central Falls. The end of the state takeover of Providence schools is uncertain.

Central Falls schools have been under state control since 1991, and the state took control of Providence schools in 2019.
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State, local leaders highlight Providence school construction progress

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — State and local officials are optimistic about reaching the goal of having new or like-new school buildings in Providence by 2030. Gov. Dan McKee, R.I. Department of ...

Bill would mandate more school librarians in Rhode Island. But how to pay for it?

Students from Alfred Lima Elementary School in Providence came to the State House Tuesday to champion the important role ...

Community Focus: Most Rhode Islanders support public charter schools, poll shows

A local education group is out with results from a new poll they say shows Rhode Islanders support charter schools, and want ...
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Parents move to put beleaguered Croft School in receivership to keep it open in R.I.

PROVIDENCE — Parents at the Providence campus of the beleaguered Croft School are asking a judge to put the school in receivership, a state-level version of bankruptcy, as a last-ditch effort to keep ...