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Somerset school bus driver throws nips out window while transporting students, driver not impaired
Police responded Tuesday morning after an incident involving a local school bus driver. A report came in for a Fisher school bus driver serving Somerset Berkley Regional High School tossing nip bottles out of the window just before 7:00 a.m. on Read Road near the water tower…
Accomplished Fall River student both in and out of the classroom earns national recognition
B.M.C. Durfee High School Principal Dr. Jessica Stephens is proud to announce that Julia Rumsey has been named a Commended Student in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. Julia is among approximately 34,000 students nationwide recognized for their exceptional academic…
Against the Tide
Meet some of the newly minted MDs choosing to stay in the Ocean State. By Jen A. Miller This story originally appeared in the Fall 2026 issue (Volume 8, Number 2) of Health Discoveries @ Brown. Republished courtesy of Health Discoveries @ Brown. When Abigail Dillon, MD, was…
Officials, popular local author, celebrate initiative that will bring free home libraries to teachers, Fall River families
FALL RIVER — Impact Reading has expanded its United States of Readers literacy initiative in Massachusetts, marked by a special literacy event at James Tansey Elementary School in Fall River on Monday. According to a release, the Tansey School is one of several Title I schools in…
RIDE Out: PVD public schools once again under city control
Two years ago in these pages I wrote “PPSD in Peril” to mark the five-year anniversary of the state assuming control of the Providence Public School District and my general take on it. Rereading it now, I came off a tad cynical about the bureaucracy, the theater, and the…
Bard College’s president to retire after scrutiny of relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
The longtime president of Bard College in New York has announced his retirement, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship than was previously known with Jeffrey Epstein.
Several states — and the LA public schools — are setting limits on screen time
Four states have recently passed legislation to limit teaching and assessments via screens for students. So has the United States' second-largest school district.
Should schools get rid of homework? Some educators are saying yes
Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when test scores nationwide are already at a dismal low.
Inflation is sucking the life out of teacher pay raises, report says
A new review of state education data shows teacher pay increases can't keep up with inflation and fewer students are enrolled in public schools.
For students labeled ’emotionally disturbed,’ separation can lead to isolation
Every school has problem students, but some are labeled emotionally disturbed (ED) and taught separately from others.
Trump administration delays rule aimed at improving disability access in schools
Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.
More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows
As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble.