Education

PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR THE 21st CENTURY ECONOMY

Under Governor Carcieri’s leadership, Rhode Island is committed to improving student results by demanding greater accountability and enforcing higher standards among students and teachers. By investing in programs to enhance teaching, targeting resources for schools and students that require additional assistance, providing additional state aid to local school districts, and investing in our state’s higher-education institutions, Governor Carcieri is laying a strong foundation so all students can learn and succeed in the 21st economy.

Read below what Governor Carcieri is doing to advance education in Rhode Island:

• Math and Reading Scores Among Elementary and Middle School Students (January 2006)
• Final Report From Hope High School Master Finds “Excellent” Progress Has Been Made (December 2006)
• Two-thirds of Schools Meet Targets (December 2006)
• Governor Carcieri and National Governors Association Host Collective Bargaining Conference in Newport (December 2006)
• Governor Announces 2006 School Performance Classifications (June 2006)
• Governor Carcieri Convenes Safe Schools Summit (May 2006)
• Governor See “Physics First” in Action at East Providence High School (September 2006)
• Carcieri Touts Math & Science Reform in Meeting with Secretary Spellings (April 2006)
• FACT SHEET: Math & Science Education Reform (February 2006)
• Rhode Island Launches College Ready New England Initiative (June 2006)
• Cranston Elementary Committed to Health & Wellness (May 2006)
• Carcieri Joins Local Officials to Celebrate Accreditation of Johnston High School (April 2006)
• Governor’s Education Reform Agenda Includes $17.5 Million in Targeted Investments (February 2006)
• Governor Announces State Funding For Physics First Initiative (January 2006)
• Governor Carcieri Releases Blue Ribbon Report on Math & Science Education (September 2005)
• Read the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Report on Math & Science Education

• Visit Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education web site >