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More of Rhode Island’s high-schoolers are taking Advanced Placement exams in hopes of earning college credits. Rhode Island students earned potentially college-credit-qualifying scores on 10,427 exams during the 2025-26 school year — more than double the number recorded in 2021 — according to preliminary data released by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) on […]
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A Rhode Island federal judge on Tuesday ordered federal immigration officials to release a Cambodian refugee who has lived in Providence since arriving in the United States as an infant and whose detention last month prompted appeals from advocates and elected officials. Chansareth Hong’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus was granted by U.S. […]
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Few people could stand before a crowd of childcare providers and advocates, having just toured classrooms brimming with cheery toddlers, and not pledge more funding for early education programs and educators. Indeed, all four gubernatorial candidates who attended the Thursday morning forum at Children’s Friend in Providence were emphatic that the state can and should […]