According to the New England Historical Society, Rhode Island's oldest high school can be traced back to 1800, when Rhode Island’s General Assembly ordered every town to open public schools. While ...

As one of the original 13 colonies, Rhode Island is home to many historic institutions of education. This does not just apply to the state's many historic colleges and universities, but also to ...

Scouting America, Narragansett Council honored 11 dedicated volunteers at its annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner on ...

The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to bring it to light.

“With one in every five manufacturing jobs at Quonset, the state’s investment will create even more good-paying jobs and bolster Rhode Island’s position as a leader in the blue economy.

If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young ...

The director of early childhood policy and strategy at Rhode Island Kids Count says the state ... further complicating access to child care and economic security for the entire family.

Rhode Island was probably the only colony which decreased the number of ... and reduced the number of capital offenses from thirteen to two. Virginia and Kentucky passed similar reform bills.

Rhode Island sued 13 companies in August that have worked ... Much of the hearing was spent debating the “economic loss doctrine,” a theory that the state’s contractors cannot be found ...

The governors of seven mostly Midwestern states, including Minnesota, have formed a coalition to coordinate easing restrictions to reopen the economies they’ve shuttered in response to the ...