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May 12, 2025

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Education

Massachusetts Still Tops in Education — But COVID’s Legacy Leaves Students Behind

Despite the state’s national ranking, superintendents warn of long-term academic and emotional setbacks from the pandemic, with full recovery expected to take up to a decade

May 12, 2025

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Jill Kaufman

A protester holds a sign in support of funding for public media during a May 1, 2025, rally at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka as part of a 50501 national day of action.

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News & Culture

Trump Again Tries to Defund NPR and PBS, Sparking a New Congressional Battle

Despite limited success in his first term, President Trump is again targeting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, sparking fierce pushback from media leaders, lawmakers, and rural communities that rely on local stations

May 12, 2025

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Jennifer Shutt

May 12, 2025

A September 2024 picture of Rhode Island College’s Providence campus, where 20 academic programs are slated for suspension beginning in fall 2025.

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Education

After RIC Gives 20 Degree Programs the Axe, Some Question What Could Have Been Done to Save Them

Low enrollment is cited as reason for discontinuing programs. Students, faculty and some lawmakers say process lacked transparency

May 12, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Artwork by Dawn Spears (Narragansett). "What it Was Before" (2022)

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History

A New Website Illuminates the History of Indigenous Enslavement in New England

Historians at Brown University and Tribal members from across New England are launching a project they hope will bring awareness to the historic enslavement of Indigenous people in North America

May 12, 2025

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Olivia Ebertz

A tent in Woonsocket is pictured in this 2022 file photo.

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Community

Why Woonsocket’s Ban on Camping Worries Homelessness Advocates

Critics say it will expose unhoused people to the legal system

May 12, 2025

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Luis Hernandez

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Health

Rhode Island Schools Turn to Virtual Therapy to Address Student Mental Health Crisis

With in-person counselors in short supply, districts like Bristol-Warren are embracing telepsychology platforms like Cartwheel to deliver faster, more accessible care for kids still feeling the effects of the pandemic

May 11, 2025

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Pamela Watts

Lisa Pina-Warren is the executive director of the Nonviolence Institute.

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Health

25 Years After Jennifer Rivera’s Murder, Rhode Island’s Nonviolence Institute Carries On Her Legacy

Born from tragedy, the Providence-based institute—now led by Lisa Pina-Warren—continues to fight community violence with compassion, outreach, and the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

May 10, 2025

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Isabella Jibilian

Fabian Schmidt and his mother, Astrid Senior.

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Immigration

ICE Releases Fabian Schmidt, N.H. Green Card Holder in Detention for 2 Months

May 9, 2025

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Sarah Betancourt