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Warwick student-parent walks with son at graduation despite initial pushback from high school
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — A reversal of fortune of the best kind for a young mother who wanted nothing more than to walk across the graduation stage with her baby in tow. When ABC 6 News first reported this story Tuesday evening, Warwick schools told the mom that commencement was only for students but little did she know, an 11th hour exception was in the cards.
East Greenwich Public Schools name District Teacher of the Year
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WLNE) — East Greenwich Public Schools have announced their Teacher of the Year. Narragansett resident Patricia Rakovic was given the title after she was nominated by teachers at Frenchtown Elementary School. According to a release, Rakovic is originally from New York and grew up with parents...
64 teacher assistants laid off in Coventry due to budget
(WJAR) — The Coventry public school system is cutting more than 60 teacher assistant positions due to financial strains. The school committee voted to lay off 64 teacher assistants at the end of the school year. A letter from the superintendent said, "This action is being taken because you...
Running into stiff competition
PROVIDENCE - In the end, the Avengers were simply outmatched, a difficult truth for a talented team to accept. Playing in the Division II finals for the second straight year, the East Greenwich High School baseball team was once again unable to cap their season on a winning note, this time suffering a series sweep at the hands of the top-seeded Westerly Bulldogs who beat them by scores of 8-1 and 6-3 to capture their second title in a three-year span.
Pell Elementary's Kathryn Caruolo named Newport Teacher of the Year
Pell Elementary School English Language teacher Kathryn Caruolo has been named Newport Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year for the 2023-2024 school year. Caruolo has been an English Language and Grade 1 teacher at Pell since 2013. She previously taught at Cranston-Calvert, Thompson Middle School and Sullivan School. In addition to her work with Newport Public Schools, she is also an adjunct professor in education at Salve Regina University.
Rousseau's roundup: Thank you!
The Rhode Island Interscholastic League high school sports season officially ended on Monday. Rogers’ baseball topped West Warwick on Conor Donahue’s one-hitter in Game 3 of the Division III title series to conclude the year. With that being said, I’d like to extend a big thank you from...
Salve Regina offers new online master’s degree to help address shortage of mental health practitioners
Salve Regina University is enhancing its online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree program by introducing a new specialization in psychiatric mental health. This comprehensive educational pathway aims to prepare students for national certification. Additionally, a post-master’s certificate for advanced practice nurses seeking to expand their expertise in psychiatric nursing is now available. Courses for both programs will begin this fall.
Softball Recap: Brooke Fairbanks' big game can't quite lead East Greenwich over La Salle Academy
It was a good run, but East Greenwich unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Sunday. They fell 5-2 to the La Salle Academy Rams. The loss continues a trend for East Greenwich in their matchups with La Salle Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
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