RHODE ISLAND â New legislation could make the possibility of a more affordable higher education reality for more young Rhode Islanders.Â
Last week, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi (D â Dist. 23 - Warwick) and Senate President Dominick Ruggerio (D â Dist. 4 - North Providence, Providence) introduced legislation to permanently enact the Rhode Island Promise program, which provides up to two years of free tuition for eligible Ocean State residents at the Community College of Rhode Island.
Currently, the program is set to expire with the next, incoming fall class. New legislation on the table looks to remove this sunset clause altogether, however, making the program a permanent option for young high school graduates.Â
R.I. Governor Raimondo delivers her final State of the State address
After âa year of heartbreak and struggle,â she says, âI will always have hope in Rhode Island.â
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated February 3, 2021, 7:05 p.m.
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Governor Gina M. Raimondo stands on the podium in the House chamber during a rehearsal before Wednesday s State of the State speech.David DelPoio/The Providence Journal/David DelPoio
PROVIDENCE â Six years ago, Gina M. Raimondo stood on the State House steps on a frigid first day as governor, talking about bolstering a state economy that was then âstuck in the wake of the Great Recession.â
Raimondoâs education legacy: an ambitious agenda, but incomplete goals
The Rhode Island Governor pushed for free tuition at community college and expanded pre-K programming, but fell short in trying to improve reading proficiency
By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated February 2, 2021, 7:51 a.m.
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Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo speaks to the media after a private meeting to discuss issues of regional importance with Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker in October 2019.Steven Senne/Associated Press/file
PROVIDENCE â Gina Raimondo had been governor less than two years in September 2016 when she made a bold promise to children in Rhode Island.