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The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the launch of the 2025 Attendance Matters RI Student Video Contest. Open to all Rhode Island public high school students this summer, the contest encourages students to use their creativity and talent to promote the importance of consistent school attendance. ...

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The Rhode Island Department of Education today announced Alondra Robles, a junior at North Kingstown High School, as the winner of the 2025 STEAM Logo Design Contest. The contest, which is aligned with the Math Matters RI campaign, invited high school students from across the state to showcase their creativity by designing a logo and slogan to celebrate STEAM Month 2025. ...

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RIDE announced today that the 2023-24 4-year cohort graduation rate for students who entered high school during the 2020-21 school year was 84.1%, maintaining a 10-year high from the 2022-23 school year. ...

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State leaders joined students and educators from across Rhode Island today to highlight Rhode Island high schools that provide access to Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as well as the students who are excelling in them. In line with Math Matters RI initiative, this year’s AP Day celebration spotlighted district’s success in math-related AP courses. ...

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Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) announced today that they will be hosting a state-wide job fair on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick. ...

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Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the state will host the Math Extravaganza: Math Matters RI – Count Us In! event on Saturday, May 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ...

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Commissioner Infante-Green, students, educators and community members were at the site of Lonsdale Elementary School for the steel topping of the new facility currently under construction and to celebrate the educational facility improvements across the school district. ...

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Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today welcomed former Rhode Island Congressman and national mental health advocate Patrick Kennedy, and representatives from Hazel Health including Vice President of Mental Health Services Paris Carroll, for roundtable discussion focusing on the national youth mental health crisis and highlighted state and local efforts to better serve the needs of students. ...

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Governor Dan McKee and Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green today announced that a second round of grants from the Rhode Island Department of Education’s 21st Century Technology and Equipment Fund is available for local education agencies (LEAs) totaling $3 million. ...

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Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, East Providence Mayor Bob Dasilva, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) have announced that tickets are now on sale for the second annual “Menu for Success” Student Food Truck Roundup, being held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 12 to 3 p.m. at Crescent Park, Bullocks Point, East Providence. ...

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