Posts Tagged ‘Rhode Island’
NE’s 2013 Legislative Sessions: Rhode Island
by Carolyn Morwick
September 17, 2013
Lawmakers passed a budget totaling $8.2 billion with no new fees or taxes and worked to address the state’s ailing business climate by providing structural changes and government reforms. Gov. Lincoln Chafee opposed the structural changes, but let the bill become law without his signature.
The budget provides for:
payment of $2.5 million related to the state-supported ... Read MoreTags: Carolyn, legislation, Lincoln Chafee, NECAP, Rhode Island | No Comments
Trends & Indicators: Demography
by Journal Staff
May 3, 2012
Updated May 2012 ...
The six-state New England region's population grew by a sluggish 3.8% between 2000 and 2010—while the nation's as a whole grew by 9.7%, according to U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 population figures released in December.
Among other highlights:
• United Van Lines, the nation’s largest household goods mover, classified four of the six New England ...
Read MoreTags: 2000 census, 2010 census, Census Bureau, Congress, Connecticut, Demography, Maine, Massachusetts, New England, New England Board of Higher Education, New Hampshire, population, Rhode Island, Trends & Indicators, Vermont | No Comments
NE Budget Math: Two More Plus Four Equals All Six NE States with Budgets Passed
by Carolyn Morwick
August 5, 2011
All six New England states have completed the initial step in their budget processes in this very difficult fiscal year.
In mid-June, we reported that Connecticut and Vermont had completed budgets in record time, followed by completions in Maine and New Hampshire. Now, Massachusetts and Rhode Island ...
Massachusetts Budget
To the consternation of labor leaders, Democratic lawmakers ...
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Launching the Next Industrial Revolution in New England: New Hampshire’s Green Launching Pad 1.0 and 2.0
by Ross Gittell and A.R. Venkatachalam
April 29, 2011
There is an exciting new opportunity for universities and colleges to advance the New England economy and at the same time help address environmental concerns.
The current snapshot of New England’s economy relative to other areas is favorable. The region suffered less decline during the recent recession than the national average, and the region’s recovery has ...
Read MoreTags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, Connecticut, Dartmouth, Employment, GLP, Green Launching Pad, Maine, Massachusetts, New England, New Hampshire, recession, Rhode Island, Ross Gittell, tech employment, UNH, Vermont | No Comments
NEBHE Announces 2011 Excellence Award Winners
by Christine Cassis
January 18, 2011
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) will hold its ninth annual New England Higher Education Excellence Awards on Friday, March 11, at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel.
Each year, NEBHE presents Regional Excellence Awards to individuals and organizations that have shown exceptional leadership on behalf of higher education and the advancement ...
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LGBTQ College Presidents Organize to be Heard
by Shoshana Akins
January 13, 2011
In August 2010, nine openly gay college leaders met to form a first-of-its-kind collegiate organization, the LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education. Among their ranks were three officials from New England: Ralph Hexter, past Hampshire College president and among the first openly gay presidents; Katherine Ragsdale, president of Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge; and Theo Kalikow, ...
Read MoreTags: Connecticut, Episcopal Divinity School, Hampshire College, Higher Ed, higher education, LGBT, LGBTQ, Maine, Massachusetts, New England, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Shoshana Akins, University of Maine Farmington, Vermont | No Comments
SHEEO Conference in Providence to Feature Martha Kanter, Higher Ed Leaders
by Shoshana Akins
July 1, 2010
Martha Kanter, under secretary in the U.S. Department of Education, and dozens of higher education leaders will speak at the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) annual conference to be held at The Westin Providence in Providence, R.I., from Tuesday, Aug. 10 through Friday, August 13.
Speakers will include: Spencer Foundation President ... Read MoreTags: Events, Providence, Rhode Island, Shoshana Akins, State Higher Education Executive Officers | No Comments
Translating Education Reform into Action
by Paul Reville
June 4, 2010
A lot of national attention was paid over the past few months to a situation in Central Falls, R.I., where the superintendent took the action of firing all the high school’s teachers. What started off as a small story about a labor dispute between the administration and the teachers’ union at the high school catapulted ...
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