The decision Monday from Governor Gina Raimondo follows months of planning and a delayed start to the school year, and is already getting pushback.
John Bender
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John Bender was the general assignment reporter for The Public's Radio for several years. He is now a fill-in host when our regular hosts are out.
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Three new teachers on the promise and fears of the upcoming school year
For new teachers, the first year is notoriously difficult. The COVID-19 pandemic has added new challenges and uncertainty. Three new teachers, beginning their careers during one of the most tumultuous years of American education, say they’re eager to get to work.
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With a week before the state decides, parents and teachers continue call for distance learning
Educators and parents continue their push for virtual classes for all students in the public schools to start the academic year. Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is set to announce the state’s recommendation for reopening schools next Monday. That recommendation could range from a full return to in-person learning to online classes for some or […]
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Rhode Island College announces sweeping cuts amid multi-million dollar budget shortfall
The public university is dealing with the fallout of years of declining enrollments and the financial pressures placed on colleges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Former Providence hospital site to become elementary and middle school
The St. Joseph’s Hospital site in the city’s south side will be renovated to house between 500-800 Kindergarten through eighth grade students. The seven acre site was donated to the district by former Providence mayor and real estate developer Joseph Paolino. The building will also play a central role in a new $300 million, five-year […]
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Fauci says Rhode Island is well prepared to possibly reopen schools
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease at the National Institutes of Health and member of President Trump’s Coronavirus task force, spoke with Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo Wednesday. According to Fauci, Rhode Island has maintained a low enough infection rate, and is working to put the proper quarantine and […]
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Gov. Raimondo resists calls to announce full return to distance learning
Governor Gina Raimondo has delayed the start of school next month, but is holding out hope that students and teachers will return to in-person learning this fall. Two of the state’s teachers unions, which represent most of Rhode Island’s educators, have called for a full return to online classes to start the year. But Raimondo […]
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Rhode Island K-12 schools reopening will by delayed by two weeks
This post was updated on August 12th, at 11:20am. In a letter sent to school districts across the state, Rhode Island’s education commissioner Angelica Infante-Green laid out the decision, as well as plans to adjust the statewide academic calendar to accommodate the changes. “We have adjusted the calendar to give us all time to get […]
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As COVID-19 cases increase, Brown University scales back reopening
Brown University will begin fall classes primarily online with few students on campus, moving away from earlier plans to resume in-person classes this September. Citing increased COVID-19 cases locally and nationwide, the university will delay in-person education for most students until at least October. The semester will begin in early September almost entirely online for […]
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Not willing to return to school or repeat distance learning, RI parents are turning to homeschooling
Unhappy with the options Rhode Island schools are providing for reopening this fall, a growing number of families plan to try homeschooling. Last year, nearly 2,000 Rhode Island students were homeschooled. This year, due to the pandemic, that number may increase.