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Providence Hits Its Highest Graduation Rate Under State Intervention
Five years after the state of Rhode Island took control of Providence Public Schools, the district is posting its best graduation numbers on record.
Only 8 of 60 Districts Have Recovered to Pre-COVID Absence Levels
Rhode Island's #AttendanceMattersRI campaign earned the state a ranking of fifth nationally for the sharpest decline in chronic absenteeism. The headline numbers are real: the statewide rate dropped f...
One in Four Rhode Island Students Is Chronically Absent — Down from One in Three
Two years ago, Rhode Island's attendance crisis hit a number that shook educators across the state: more than one in three students was chronically absent. In the 2021-22 school year, 46,328 students ...