Abbey Buttacavoli

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island Department of Education is implementing a new policy next school year that could keep kids back a grade level if they miss too many school days. It's an update to the Attendance Matters initiate implemented statewide. “Kids need to be in school," said Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green. Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green spoke about the new attendance policy.

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(WJAR) — Supporters of a plan to turn the now-vacant Carl G. Lauro School in Providence into a charter school are holding a rally to drum up more support from the community on Wednesday. The city council continues mulling over the issue. The building is a former elementary school is at the center of a debate. Should it become a charter school, or something else like housing for the people of Providence? Some want more housing to go into the site of the old Carl G.

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(WJAR) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is set to announce initiatives to address the state’s health care crisis on Wednesday. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is set to announce initiatives to address the state’s health care crisis. (WJAR) The closure of Anchor Medical Associates is leaving thousands of Rhode Islanders looking for primary care.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island Department of Education is holding the "Math Extravaganza: Math Matters Rhode Island – Count Us In!"event this weekend. The event will be held this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12p.m.at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center on Eddy Street in Providence. It’s free and open to all students, families, and educators.

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(WJAR) — Hundreds of workers at Butler Hospital are getting back on the picket line on Monday. They have been on strike now for nearly two weeks, demanding better pay and a safer workplace. Butler Hospital workers chant as they march on the picket line on May 27, 2025. (WJAR) After a brief break for Memorial Day weekend, the striking Butler Hospital workers are back out here picketing. Workers have been chanting while marching, and even booed as a bus carried in replacement workers.