House Education Committee Chair Rep. Joseph McNamara pre-filed legislation to establish a statewide zero-tolerance anti-hazing policy for school sports, with penalties including team suspensions and season cancellations, following recent incidents at Smithfield and Rogers High Schools.

A Stanford University study found that Rhode Island charter school students gained the equivalent of 90 extra days of learning in English and 88 days in math annually, attributing the nation-leading results to 2017 regulatory reforms that simplified charter evaluation and renewal procedures.

A coalition of unions and school districts expanded their lawsuit against the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Education Department, adding disability rights group The Arc and challenging new interagency agreements that transfer department responsibilities to other federal agencies.

The Trump administration announced six interagency agreements transferring major Education Department functions to the departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State, including K-12 and higher education programs, in a sweeping effort to downsize the agency without congressional approval.

Three Rhode Island educators from Park Elementary, Goff Middle School, and Coventry High School were honored with 2025 STEAM Educator Awards, each receiving a $1,000 classroom grant and $500 personal award for their innovative teaching approaches that spark creativity and critical thinking in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.