Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore honored two teachers with the 2026 Civic Education Teacher of the Year award at a State House ceremony, recognizing Amaris Garcia of Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts and Kathryn Jones of Narragansett High School.

A Providence Journal commentary argues that nonprofit schools play a vital and irreplaceable role in Rhode Island education, serving students across the state with distinct missions and communities.

Rhode Island has yet to decide whether to participate in the first major federal program funding private schools, which offers a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for donations to scholarship organizations covering private school tuition and related expenses.

A GoLocal guest commentary raises concerns about repeated financial leadership turnover, a proposed $48 million budget increase, and a lack of public transparency following a student hazing incident in the Smithfield School Department.

The Rhode Island House Education Committee considered legislation creating a statewide zero-tolerance hazing policy, including team suspensions and mandatory anti-hazing statements for coaches and athletes, prompted by incidents at Smithfield and Rogers High Schools.