The House Finance Committee approved early Friday a $9.2 billion budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. The budget begins a phaseout of the car tax…
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Harvard Law Professor To Deliver RWU Law School Commencement Addresss
A path breaking Harvard University Law School professor and former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall will keynote the 2017…
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Actor Robert De Niro To Get Honorary Degree at Brown Graduation
Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro and five others will receive honorary degrees at Brown University’s 249 th Commencement on Sunday, May 28 th in…
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Writer Roy Peter Clark To Deliver Providence College Commencement Speech
Providence College alum Roy Peter Clark, known as “America’s Writing Coach” will deliver the commencement address at PC’s 99 th commencement, on Sunday,…
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Former ProJo Reporter C.J. Chivers Wins Pulitzer At NY Times
Congrats to old friend C.J. `Chris’ Chivers of the New York Times, a former Providence Journal reporter, for winning a 2017 Pulitzer Prize, journalism’s…
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Supporters Urge Backing For Raimondo’s College Tuition Plan; Lawmakers Remain Skeptical
Scores of high school students joined Governor Gina Raimondo in urging support Wednesday for the governor’s proposal for two years of free college…
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New Report Recommends Ways To Bridge High School Graduation Gap
According to state education officials, four- year high school graduation rates are at their highest ever, but gaps remain among low-income students,…
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High School Graduation Rates: Highest Ever & On The Rise
The Rhode Island Department of Education released a report that puts high school graduation rates among students at the national average.
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Raimondo’s College Tuition Plan A Smart Move
Maybe all you have to know about Gov. Gina Raimondo’s free tuition plan is this: Americans with no more than a high school education have now fallen so…