Students were in the cafeteria when a boiler malfunctioned with a loud boom and black smoke.
“These results show, once again, that we have work to do,” said Rhode Island Education Commissioner Ken Wagner.
South Kingstown police said the incident is under investigation.
The U.S. Department of Education lists the top colleges and universities in terms of salary earned by graduates. Bryant tops the list in RI.
The students received Miss Swinburne Scholarships, named after Elizabeth H. Swinburne, a civic-minded woman of the early 1900s.
Have you checked out AskRI.org? It connects live tutors to K-12 students for help in math, science, English and social studies.
About 3,000 past and present University of Rhode Island e-mail users were notified that their accounts were compromised.
Or are you going to get an exemption?
The students, from Narragansett and South Kingstown, earned a GPA of 3.4 or better.
The state university is third on the national list of 30 campuses by bestcollegevalue.com.
To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.55 grade point average with a minimum of 12 credits.
Sarah Zawatsky will teach science at a Woonsocket charter school after becoming the first graduate of the Noyce teacher scholar program.
Letters were sent to every school committee in the state after some districts requested permission to use the PARCC test before 2020.
Watch out for those two wild and crazy guys at the University of Rhode Island's Family Weekend this year.
The foal's mother, Jenny, apparently was pregnant when the university acquired her to join its other guard donkey, Rosie, last May.
NES second graders send over 3000 plastic bags to the recycling bin
He was principal of North Smithfield High School since 2009.
South Kingstown High School was ranked No. 11 in a statewide survey by Niche.
Girl Scout troops from all over South County came together to celebrate World Thinking Day.
A report found that girls events were predominantly dances and "girly" activities while boys went to ballgames and science and magic shows.
The National Education Association Rhode Island passed resolutions supporting parents who choose to opt-out of standardized tests for kids.
Student from South Kingstown HS took home a win at the 47th annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival
A storm was expected to drop nearly a foot of snow on the region.
While kids in Rhode Island may not escape bullying completely, parents can be relieved knowing the state has laws against bullying.
All but one would nominee would replace an outgoing board member.
Deborah Gist, Rhode Island's at-times polarizing education commissioner, is heading to Tulsa for a superintendent job.
Schools were also closed Monday due to a snowstorm.
A storm is expected to drop about a foot of snow on the region.
Classes were canceled Tuesday and Wednesday as a blizzard buried the region.
School officials made the decision as a blizzard buried the region.
A blizzard is expected to drop 30 inches of snow on town.
A Tulsa newspaper is reporting that Deborah Gist is in the running for a superintendent job in Oklahoma.
The contest is in honor of a 13-year-old student from Narragansett who was killed by a drunken driver.
Jamestown students will now have the option of attending high school in Narragansett or North Kingstown.
The Senate President made the comments at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting on Monday.
But there's a lack of job opportunities, according to the personal finance network WalletHub.
The American Academy of Pediatrics found connections between school hours and teen sleep deprivation.
After taking the ice bucket challenge for ALS on their last day of summer break today, Bay View Academy now challenges the Prout School.
David Belisle's delivered emotional speech after his Cumberland team was eliminated from the Little League World Series.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont were in the top 10 of WalletHub’s "Best and Worst School Systems" list. Rhode Island was No. 31.