Horsebarn Hill student staff to be cut, replaced by professional staff

The University of Connecticut’s Horsebarn Hill Equine unit will transition to a “professional staffing model,” eliminating almost a dozen student worker positions, according to a statement from UConn Spokesperson Stephine Reitz. The 11-animal care technician student workers will be replaced by two professional full-time employees at the...

Photos: Middletown 12U wins Pop Warner Super Bowl, finishes 10-0

Middletown’s 12U football team won the Pop Warner Super Bowl on Sunday, beating New Bedford 20-14 at Seekonk High School to finish the season undefeated at 10-0. New Bedford struck first. Running back Jackson McFadden ran in a touchdown with 37 seconds left in the first quarter for a 6-0 lead. Averie Weeden answered for […] The post Photos: Middletown 12U wins Pop Warner Super Bowl, finishes 10-0 appeared first on What's Up Newp .

Cranston Strikes New JWU Payment Deal After Three Years of Getting Nothing

Cranston's Finance Committee has signed off on a new voluntary payment agreement with Johnson & Wales University that would bring the city $150,000 a year for three years, then $100,000 annually after that, following a stretch in which the university sent the city nothing at all. The full City Council is set to weigh in at its regular monthly meeting on Nov. 16.

URI applications hit another record, even as undergraduate enrollment declines

Rhode Island’s flagship public university is seeing more applications than ever as well as an increase in graduate student enrollment, even as overall undergraduate enrollment declines. The University of Rhode Island received a record 29,267 undergraduate applications this year, according to a Friday presentation given by Dean Libutti, the school’s vice president of enrollment management […]

Hegseth announces overhaul of military education at Naval War College visit

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited the U.S. Naval War College on Monday to announce a sweeping overhaul of the military’s professional education system, telling about 700 students, faculty and staff that the schools exist to teach victory in war. “The primary task of our senior service colleges, like this one … must be teaching […] The post Hegseth announces overhaul of military education at Naval War College visit appeared first on What's Up Newp .

Newport Schools Lay Out Fixes After Low State Test Ratings

Newport school officials said Thompson Middle School is rated one star and Pell Elementary School and Rogers High School two stars on state ratings. A district official said the district lacks sustained professional development, needs new-teacher mentoring, and has very limited tier 2 intervention, the extra help for struggling students. The student services director said about 26% of students districtwide qualify for special education and tied that rate partly to the lack of reading and math interventionists. Each school has filed an improvement report, and the district has added weekly writing in grades three through eight.

Recap: Newport School Committee Extends Superintendent Contract, Hires Facilities Chief

Superintendent Peter Sanchioni's employment agreement was approved over objections that the item was added late and skipped an evaluation. A current employee will become facilities director Dec. 1. The district still forecasts a $2.7 million deficit, and lunch workers said they have been without a contract since October 2025. Newport,...

Recap: Lincoln Schools Approve Flag Football Coaches, Hear Star-Rating Gains

Lincoln High School will have head and assistant coach positions for girls' flag football after the committee approved an agreement Monday. The committee also approved replacing the high school's acid neutralization tank, adding $28,360 in surplus to the capital reserve for it, and an agreement on surveillance camera access during a critical incident. Families can follow the budget at special meetings Jan. 4 and Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lincoln High School - Media Center, where the committee said it will emphasize elementary class size.

Brown will no longer issue CPT work authorizations for international undergraduates

On Nov. 11, Brown’s International Student and Scholar Services notified F-1 students in an email that the University will no longer issue Curricular Practical Training authorizations for undergraduate students. CPT, a work authorization granted under students’ F-1 status, allows international students to complete internships and other work activities in...

Recap: Bristol Warren Board Approves Baseball Field, Gives Warren Football Receipts

Mount Hope High School will get an on-campus grass baseball field, paid from the construction contingency at no more than $3.657 million, presenters said within the $186 million project target. One member said Warren could have saved about $2 million over 30 years without it. Warren will also receive the Thanksgiving football game gate receipts.

Biannual R.I. survey shows decrease in consideration of suicide, drinking, vaping among middle, high schoolers

Drinking, vaping and serious consideration of suicide decreased across Rhode Island middle and high school students this year, compared to the same period in 2024, according to the 2026 Rhode Island Student Survey. Released Oct. 28, the biennial survey is conducted by the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities...

‘We need to get our life back’: Students, professors react to Barus and Holley classrooms reopening

The 10 classrooms in Barus and Holley that have been closed following the Dec. 13 shooting will reopen in summer 2027. The classrooms will be available for Summer Session and Pre-College programming, as well as classes during the 2027-28 academic year. The predicted date marks a delay from the University’s...

Faculty criticize administrators’ vision for AI at Brown during November faculty meeting

President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 and Provost Francis Doyle III spoke about their vision for navigating education at Brown in the age of artificial intelligence at Tuesday’s faculty meeting. But some faculty members weren’t happy with their proposed plan. In her address, Paxson highlighted several...

JWU Online Three-Year Degrees Cut 30 Credits From Bachelor's Programs

The 90- and 91-credit degrees in computer science, criminal justice and hospitality management maintain every required course and drop only outside electives, in response to climbing costs in higher

Paxson talks Education Department’s call to action, updated proposed code of conduct changes at November faculty meeting

At Tuesday’s faculty meeting, President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 shared that around 25 faculty members attended last week’s town hall that was held to discuss the University’s response to the Department of Education’s August call to action. The call requested that universities across...

ABC News Live: Boston students stage walkout to call for remote learning amid surge

Middleboro Town Meeting bans data centers, Flock cameras, approves new school roof

Middleboro Town Moderator David Cavanaugh speaks at the podium. Photos by Christian Uva. A Middleboro High School student counts the "yeas" for the data center ban vote. State Rep. Norman Orrall, right, and state Sen. Kelly Dooner, center, presented the town with a new copy of the Declaration of Independence for the nation's 250th anniversary.

New School Building Update: Variety of Plans Released

In the conference room in the central office, a new building is being presented, and it’s the biggest thing for Triton yet. The building project has been in the planning phase since 2019, when the school committee started researching how to fix the building, which was originally built in 1971. Then, in 2022, the Triton School Building Committee (SBC) began applying to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) for a new building with an expression of interest. Now, in 2026, the Triton Committee is saying the building project will start close to the year 2030.

3 New England States Rank In Top 10 For College Students With Massachusetts At The Top

Regarding the best states in the country for college students, New England had 3 landing in the top 10 alone!

Financial investigation at Nahant elementary school puts town employee on leave

A Nahant town employee has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into financial irregularities, according to the town administrator and police chief.