Posts Tagged: Rhode Island higher education

The Gist of It: Ed Changes in the Ocean State

Comings and Goings ... Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist was chosen to be the new school superintendent in her native Tulsa, Oklahoma. Rhode Island Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced she would nominate Citizens Financial Group Executive Vice President Barbara Cottam to chair the state Board of Education. She also planned to nominate First Bristol Corporation CEO and former ...

Colleges Consider Freezing Charges

Do you feel a chill? Recently, the trustees of the Connecticut State University System decided not to raise tuition and fees. This decision marks the first time in a decade that tuition and fees have not increased within the four-school system.“It would be awesome. It is kind of expensive enough now,” says Sara Perran, a student at Central Connecticut State University.Connecticut is no...