Eighth- and fourth-graders ranked in the middle of the road in both reading and math when compared with students across the country.
Student loan debt likely will force today's college grads to work longer.
A seventh-grade Coventry student was suspended after the quarter-sized keychain fell out of his backpack. Did the school overreact?
The planned replacement of the infamous prayer banner is sent back to the drawing board ... literally.
Help your little one get a good start to the day with these easy-to-make, healthy morning meals.
No more pencils, no more books. iPads, smartphones and other technology find their way into the classroom.
Parents enlist the help of Suave for its ability to gently soothe and wash away the remnants of the game. Sponsored by Suave.
You've bought the supplies (or not), you've got the new clothes (some of them), and like it or not, the first day of school is upon you. Here, some inspiration to get you ready for the year ahead.
Divorce Planning for State employees and spouses
Cranston High School West just got a check from Stop and Shop for $6,846.29 — thanks to customers who registered their loyalty cards in supermarket giant's A+ School Rewards Program.
Closing the achievement gap and higher NECAP scores from special education and economically disadvantaged students led to the rating uptick.
Don Cowart, former principal of Hope Highlands Elementary School in Cranston, has taken a job in Coventry.
Parents are worried that the departure of on-permit students at their schools will hurt the school community.
Students won't be forced to switch schools next year after the School Committee approved a three-year phase-in plan.
The policy changes, which will terminate permits for hundreds of children who attend schools other than their home school, is up for a second reading tonight.
The School Committee voted 4-3 last night to approve the first reading of revised policy that will make it harder for parents to pick a school other than their home school to send their children.
Stephanie DiChiro's first grade class surprised her with some thank you notes and flowers last week.
Congrats!
A group of high school seniors got much-deserved awards on Friday.
The Rhode Island Senate passed two bills Tuesday to improve school safety, but they also make safety plans exempt from public records. What do you think? Should these plans be made public?
Stephanie DiChiro is the 2013 Cranston Public Schools teacher of the year. — no surprise to her friends and colleagues.
Eva-Marie Mancuso, the state’s new Board of Education chair, uses courtroom demeanor to try to convince angry teachers and nervous parents that change is necessary.
Cranston's Carrieann Best, 37, never planned to be a nurse — or to go back to college. But a family tragedy compelled her to help others.
Congrats to all students.
Many parents were upset that they found out about the lockdown on Wednesday through Cranston Patch.
Got some stuff to sell? Looking for a deal? Woodwidge Elementary is the place to go this weekend.
Two schools — Hugh B. Bain Middle School and Stadium School — were locked and closely watched by police this morning after a report of a suspicious person.