oceanstatemedia.org: The University of Rhode Island saw a 16 percent drop in international student enrollment this academic year amid heightened visa screening and fewer approvals under the Trump administration.
web.uri.edu: URI students and faculty showcased cyber-physical systems research and the Colleges new AI and machine learning certificate at the annual URI Day event at the Rhode Island State House.
valleybreeze.com: North Providence graduate student April Federico is using her Ms. Rhode Island pageant platform to advocate for education reform and student empowerment through her CICERO Classroom app tracking academic progress and emotional well-being.
rhodeislandcurrent.com: Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green is asking the states K-12 council to approve a two-day emergency reduction of the school year to compensate for closures during the historic February blizzard.
coastalabc.com: Governor McKee highlighted more than $1 billion in investments in Providence Public Schools facilities and announced $6.5 million in Facility Opportunity Initiative grants for high-need districts across Rhode Island.
the74million.org: Flourish Schools founder John Danner joins The 74 podcast to explain how his AI native microschool network uses conversational tutors to handle foundational skills like reading and math, freeing teachers to focus on student relationships and individual strengths.
uri.edu: URI trustee and alumnus Joseph Matthews has donated $1.6 million to establish an endowment supporting engineering students who transfer from the Community College of Rhode Island, with two annual scholarships covering up to two years of in state tuition.
wgbh.org: Parents at the Croft School, a private for profit school with campuses in Boston and Providence serving roughly 590 students, are organizing to keep it open after its founder was suspended over allegations of hiding $13 million in debt and running a Ponzi scheme using parent investments.
readlion.com: An education advocate warns that Rhode Island is at a crossroads on school choice, citing overcrowded charter school waitlists, union resistance to reform, and a proposed moratorium bill opposed by more than 600 parents who packed the State House to testify against it.
rhodeislandcurrent.com: Education columnist Julia Steiny warns that Rhode Island faces a choice between embracing school choice or allowing district enrollment to keep declining, as a bill backed by union aligned lawmakers seeks to block new charter school approvals despite more than 30,000 annual applications for fewer than 3,200 available seats.
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