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05/18/2008

Rhode Island buzzes with college graduations
Rhode Island College President John Nazarian rose before 5 a.m. yesterday morning with a single thought — the same thought that has woken him on commencement day for the past 18 years, and one doubtless shared by other college presidents at this most fickle time of year.

Smiles all around
School: Roger Williams University

School: Bryant University
School: Bryant University

School: Johnson & Wales University
School: Johnson & Wales University

URI grad school
SOUTH KINGSTOWN — The University of Rhode Island Graduate School handed out 643 degrees yesterday in ceremonies in the Ryan Center on the Kingston campus.

State funding formula won’t assure more money for schools
Lawmakers say a proposed formula presented to the House Finance Committee is unlikely to gain any traction, given the looming deficit.

URI again to offer Summer Writing Conference
The University of Rhode Island will offer its second Ocean State Summer Writing Conference next month. “I think we really tapped into a need of the Rhode Island community and beyond,” said prize-winning poet Peter Covino, an assistant professor of English and conference coordinator. Last year, more than 240 writers and poets attended.

05/17/2008

Brown student who threw pie suspended
Margaree Little, 22, threw a Cool Whip pie at New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman last month.

05/18/2008

Statewide transportation would cost less, help kids more
Luckily, the three kids were attending Highlander Charter School when the mom’s marriage began to fall apart. As a charter that draws from many districts, the school could keep the children enrolled no matter where they lived. Unlike other Highlander moms I’ve spoken with, this one barely mentioned the qualities of the popular school. Instead she talked about being profoundly grateful that the school provided a stable environment for her kids during the dark period when they moved several times to different living situations in different communities. The kids continued to learn, among friends and familiar teachers, even amid the upheaval of divorce. The mom has settled since, and things are better. Educational stability greatly helped.

AT THE COLLEGES
Brown University

05/16/2008

Chariho meeting Saturday
Charlestown, Richmond and Hopkinton representatives are expected to meet Saturday to discuss a possible resolution to the Chariho Regional School District’s construction impasse.

Author Eggers to deliver baccalaureate address at Brown
PROVIDENCE — Award-winning author Dave Eggers will deliver the baccalaureate address to the graduating seniors at Brown University on May 24.

05/15/2008

New school on polluted site energizes environmental coalition
PROVIDENCE

Trainor remembered as a town leader
Sheila Trainor, who served for two decades on the School Committee, died Saturday at age 74.

New school on polluted site energizes environmental coalition
PROVIDENCE

Classical lacks adequate textbooks
PROVIDENCE — Classical High School is considered the jewel in the district’s secondary school crown, yet many of its textbooks haven’t been replaced in 12 to 15 years.

05/14/2008

East Providence School Committee ends health benefits for future members
The issue has been discussed for several years, and last night the committee voted 3 to 2 to end the city benefits.

Board goes in another direction on bus contract
Citing dependability, the School Committee awards the school transportation contract to First Student Inc.

05/04/2008

Classical love story spans decades and continents
PROVIDENCE — By the time he was midway through Classical High School, Frederick Irving was smitten; he knew he wanted to spend his life with one of his classmates, Dorothy Petrie.