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PROVIDENCE, RI - Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced the winners of the Attendance Matters RI Student Video Contest. As part of the national and internationally recognized Attendance Matters RI campaign, state officials launched the video contest to better engage students and promote daily attendance. ...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) today announced that three schools have been named 2026 Rhode Island Blue Ribbon Schools, one of the highest honors a school can receive in the state. ...

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WOOD RIVER JUNCTION, R.I. – Today, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) announced Kaitlyn Charette, a junior at CHARIHO ...

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COVENTRY, RI – Today at Coventry High School, Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green was joined by Governor Dan McKee, Coventry Public Schools Superintendent Don Cowart, Coventr ...

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The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and Providence Public Schools (PPSD) will host a community forum inviting students, families, educators, and community members to help shape the future of Providence Public Schools as the district prepares to transition to local control. ...

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Today, the Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education approved Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green’s Order formally initiating the transition of the Providence Public School District (PPSD) to local control, marking a major milestone in the state’s intervention that began in 2019. ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI — As part of the statewide Attendance Matters RI campaign, today, Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and Rhode Island Football Club ...

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As part of the statewide Attendance Matters RI campaign, today, Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and Rhode Island Football Club announced the winners of week 1 of the RIFC Attendance Matters Challenge recognizing Rhode Island schools with the highest weekly attendance, and most improved attendance rates, across elementary, middle, and high schools. ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) announced the full schedule a ...

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Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner (RIDE) Angélica Infante-Green, Rhode Island Football Club (RIFC) Interim President Sean Carey, and Rhode Island State Teacher of the Year Milissa O’Neil joined educators and school leaders to announce the launch of a new partnership to promote student attendance through Attendance Matters RI ...

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