For readers in Providence, this page covers school funding, district policy, teacher hiring and student performance. Reporting follows the city's public schools, charter schools and the institutions that shape how local students are taught.
Teachers and students protested as the district works to repair boilers at several city schools with little or no heat.
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Do you think your local public schools are adequately maintained and heated?
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Do you think your local public schools are getting better over time?
Montañez, who has led the Providence school district since 2021, announced his resignation in a letter to families on Friday.
Multiple schools in the district are managing boiler malfunctions and resulting power outages.
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Should private universities offer more financial support and fee waivers to their local communities?
The institution removed the $80 charge for all public high school seniors applying through the Common Application.
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Should colleges do more to curb large off-campus Halloween parties?
Police arrested 13 people at a Friday gathering near Providence College as students and families marked Halloween weekend in the area.
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Do you believe cash-incentive programs are effective at encouraging better student study habits?
A Providence student earned a $500 savings account for her academic performance in the bank's long-running program.
Providence reporting spans the district's budget and funding decisions, school board policy, teacher recruitment and contracts, and the learning outcomes that follow. Coverage reaches across the city and into the surrounding communities whenever an education story crosses the line. State aid formulas and enrollment shifts drive more of the local debate than any single policy change. Teacher staffing and student mental health have become the two constraints most often tied to classroom results.
