wpri.com reports Rhode Island is now accepting applications for its state-funded pre-kindergarten lottery for the 2026-27 school year with more than 2800 free seats available across 20 communities and a deadline of June 22.

valleybreeze.com reports the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals is backing legislation to cap charter school expansion in the state citing concerns that parallel school systems drain funding from public school districts in Providence Woonsocket Central Falls and Pawtucket.

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.

uri.edu announces the University of Rhode Island in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Health has launched a statewide physician survey as part of an effort to explore developing the state's first public medical school and address growing physician shortages.