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Over two-thirds of Rhode Island’s 3-8 graders are not proficient in either math or English. In 2023, the Rhode Island Department of Education reported that only 33.1% of these students’ demonstrated proficiency in English learning arts, and 29.6% in math.
WOONSOCKET/CUMBERLAND – Three candidates have officially been whittled to two for the Senate District 20 seat being vacated by Roger Picard.
The Rhode Island Senate passed a bill Thursday that would defend doctors’ ability to provide reproductive health services and gender-affirming care, which includes therapies, surgeries and other medical services for transgender and nonbinary people. The 29-7 vote passed largely along partisan lines, with every Republican senator — Jessica de la Cruz, Anthony DeLuca II, Elaine […] The post Rhode Island Senate passes Healthcare Provider Shield Act appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
STORY OF THE WEEK: For a long time, it seemed as if Scott Avedisian was destined to be mayor in perpetuity of Warwick. He could be counted on to win re-election as a genial GOP moderate, even amid …
WOONSOCKET – It didn’t take long after Sen. Roger Picard announced he would not seek re-election in Senate District 20 this week for two candidates to declare their goal to