Brown and Providence Schools
News and Updates
This listing of latest news reflects Brown’s ongoing engagement with Providence schools.
News and Updates
This listing of latest news reflects Brown’s ongoing engagement with Providence schools.
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Brown University’s new college access program for Providence public school students launched this summer, propelling 30 local teens on a four-year path toward admission and success in college.
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Guided by Brown faculty and staff, Rhode Island high schoolers are completing internships on campus to develop skills and discover career paths in a wide range of subject areas.
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The annual event brings hundreds of students from the Providence area to College Hill for a day of interactive workshops and discussions about science and college access.
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Brown in the Schools
With expanded partnerships and a new scholarship model, Brown’s Pre-College Programs have steadily grown local enrollment, providing more Rhode Island high schoolers the chance to explore academic and campus life.
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About 350 students from Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls visited Brown University to immerse themselves in various aspects of the college experience as part of an inspirational and informative daylong program.
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Students at the K-5 school in the Providence Public School District were greeted with a rousing welcome from Brown Athletics on their first day of school.
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For the first time in its 55-year history, Brown's summer enrichment program for Providence-area high schoolers has expanded to include a variety of after-school activities designed to inspire curiosity and foster a love of learning.
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Educators from Blackstone Academy Charter School in Pawtucket partnered with Brown’s makerspace to launch a new science class, empowering teens to design and create, and sparking interest in engineering.
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A creative collaboration between the Brown Arts Institute and Pleasant View Elementary School, “PantherArt” featured more than 400 young artists, offering a joyful highlight in Brown’s IGNITE series this fall.
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Spearheaded by a team of Brown medical students, the sex education program at Calcutt Middle School is equipping kids with skills to navigate sexual health and personal relationships with confidence and responsibility.
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Brown students and faculty were among the Brain Week Rhode Island volunteers who brought plastic brains, interactive activities and lots of neuroscience knowledge to schools around the state.
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Providence K-12 students took to the stage at Brown’s new Lindemann Performing Arts Center for a collaborative performance of the composition “Anthem.”
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The Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence
Disbursements from the Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence will strengthen libraries at nine PPSD high schools and enable local middle schoolers to decide how their school spends $100,000.
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Backed by $150,000 from the Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence, the transformed space offers students reimagined study areas, new technology and furniture, and an expanded collection of books and periodicals.
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With its first payout since reaching $10 million in endowed funds, the Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence will support critical initiatives outlined in the Turnaround Action Plan for Providence Public Schools.
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The University will permanently endow the Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence, which will provide financial support for the city’s Pre-K-12 students through a range of educational initiatives.
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The awards, from Brown’s Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence, will go to college-bound students from the city’s public high schools.
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K-12 Research at Brown
Before a conference on social media’s mental health impacts on children and families, the director of the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute spoke about the importance of grasping the true nature of social media’s grip.
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At a participatory budgeting event facilitated by scholars at Brown, more than 100 local middle school students debated how the Providence Public School District should spend $100,000 in funds from the University.
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An education policy expert at Brown is part of a research team that will boost high school civics lessons by connecting students directly with members of Congress.
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The COVID-19 School Data Hub, the brainchild of Brown Professor of Economics Emily Oster, could help families, researchers and policymakers better understand the pandemic’s impact on learning.
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In partnership with the policy group Results for America, EdResearch for Recovery provides resources to effectively implement evidence-based strategies in schools nationwide to combat pandemic-related learning losses.
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A long-term study of mothers and babies, run by the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute, engages Rhode Island families in research that has the ability to make an outsize impact on children’s health.
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In the face of the pandemic, the Brown University-based National Student Support Accelerator will work with schools and tutoring organizations to expand access to tutoring for socioeconomically disadvantaged students.
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Project led by the Annenberg Institute and Results for America will equip educators with research briefs on addressing teaching challenges, from coping with learning loss to protecting the most vulnerable students.
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A virtual event hosted by the Annenberg Institute convened experts to discuss how Providence and Rhode Island can build stronger, healthier K-12 schools, both amid and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Brown & the Providence Public School District in the News
Roughly 46,000 Rhode Island public-school students were chronically-absent during the 2021-22 school year.
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The Boston Globe
Report: The biggest challenges facing R.I. public schools
A new report by researchers at the Annenberg Institute at Brown provides a clear breakdown of some of the key challenges facing each Rhode Island school district.
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The Providence Journal
Teacher shortage in Providence persists despite bonus spending by there are bright spots
An Annenberg Institute analysis shows PPSD has struggled to attract and retain teachers. Are bonuses helping?
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