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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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Put Achievement First in Providence

Mark your calendar. Next Wednesday and Thursday evenings Rhode Islanders like you and me will have the chance to tell the Board of Regents that we want the Achievement First Mayoral Academy to open in Providence.

Low-income and minority students have had tremendous success at Achievement First schools in Connecticut and New York—at some schools they even out-perform their wealthier peers—and proved that the achievement gap is closable. Let’s tell the Board of Regents that Rhode Island kids deserve the same opportunity.

Here are the event details:

What: Community hearings on Achievement First Mayoral Academy

When and where:

T-shirts: RI-CAN staff will be handing out free t-shirts at the door.

The Providence School Board already supports the Achievement First Mayoral Academy. Mayor Taveras and Providence interim superintendent, Susan Lusi also support bringing Achievement First to Providence. But the Board of Regents doesn’t want to hear from public officials at these hearings, they want to hear from you. This is our chance to be heard, so let’s make the most of it.
 

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