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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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Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the awarding of over $2 million in competitive grants to expand access to high-quality Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs aligned with high-skill, high-growth industries of the future. ...

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Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the opening of the annual state-funded RI Pre-Kindergarten (RI Pre-K) program lottery for the 2025-26 school year. ...

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Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today encouraged students, families, and educators to complete SurveyWorks ahead of the April 4 deadline. SurveyWorks, Rhode Island’s statewide education survey, has garnered over 120,000 responses and allows stakeholders to provide feedback on Rhode Island’s public education system. ...

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Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced that Milo Baumgartner, a senior at East Greenwich High School (EGHS), and Sadie McCann, a junior at North Kingstown High School (NKHS), have been selected as the two Rhode Island state delegates who will attend the National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) in 2025. ...

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Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green today issued the following statement on the President’s recent Executive Order to close the United States Department of Education. ...

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Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced that SurveyWorks has garnered over 100,000 responses and encouraged students, families and educators to respond to the survey. ...

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Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced that submissions are open for the annual STEAM Logo Design Contest. ...

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