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Sat, 04/21/2012
The Westerly Sun
A new study has ranked Westerly and Chariho high schools the first- and second-most improved high schools in Rhode Island.
In the first statewide report card released on April 11 by the Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now, elementary and middle schools in the Westerly and Chariho districts also scored well in all categories.
Fri, 04/20/2012
GoLocalProv
Rhode Island spends more per student than most other states, ranking in the top ten nationally, but it's 32nd in the country for student achievement, according to a GoLocalProv analysis of data for all 50 states.
“This data highlights the stark reality that although we invest heavily in public education in our state, our performance remains unacceptably low,” said Maryellen Butke, Executive Director of RI-CAN, an education reform group.
Thu, 04/19/2012
North Kingstown Patch
The Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now (RI-CAN) released its 2012 School Report Cards for 300 Rhode Island public schools.
Check out the results for the North Kingstown school district. Overall, Stony Lane Elementary School tied for fourth place in average student performance at the elementary school level with 92 percent. (Hope Valley Elementary School and The Compass School took the top honors.)
At the middle school level, Wickford Middle School tied for sixth in overall performance with a score of 88 percent.
Thu, 04/19/2012
Bristol-Warren Patch
The following is a press release localized for the Bristol Warren Regional School District:
The Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now (RI-CAN) released its 2012 School Report Cards for 300 Rhode Island public schools.
In overall student performance, the Bristol Warren Regional School District elementary schools ranked 13th in the state, while Kickemuit Middle School tied with North Kingstown for 11th place, and Mt. Hope High School tied with North Smithfield for 11th place.
Wed, 04/18/2012
Newport Patch
The Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now (RI-CAN) released its 2012 School Report Cards for 300 Rhode Island public schools.
Check out the results for the Newport school district. In the overall elementary school rankings, Underwood Elementary School ranked fourteenth in the state. Cranston-Calvert Elementary School ranked forty-fifth, Coggeshall Elementary School ranked sixtieth, and the former Sullivan School ranked sixty-fifth out of 76.
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