That's part of the conversation this week on Political Roundtable with our guest, Michael DiBiase, president/CEO of the Rhode Island Public Read more...
Here’s how much money RI could get from Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief law
Rhode Island leaders suddenly have an unfamiliar challenge on their hands: how to spend a windfall of cash. While President Biden’s newly enacted Read more...
Here’s how much money RI could get from Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief law
Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council President and CEO Michael DiBiase, whose organization monitors state spending, said the funding gives local Read more...
RIPEC advises ‘more urgency’ in addressing state FY22 budget deficit
The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council is advising state legislators to act with “more urgency” in addressing a $513.7 million budget deficit in Read more...
Report indicates distance learning success tied to funding and accessibility
A new report by The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council found success in distance learning can be tied to funding and accessibility. It found Read more...
R.I. students from low-income families are most likely to be learning remotely, a new study says — and they’re the ones who most need to be back in a real classroom
The students who most need to be back in a real classroom — those from low-income families — are the ones spending more of their time learning Read more...