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Georgia classrooms reintroduce cursive writing for students from third to fifth grade, making it part of assessed coursework.
Why does Rhode Island hate its governors so much? Dan McKee is only the latest in a string of chief executives to lose favor with voters By Dan McGowan Globe Columnist,Updated July 17, 2025, 6:22 a.m.
Partnership Rhode Island describes itself as a nonprofit "CEO roundtable" of leaders from RI's largest employers.
Rhode Island RI adds menopause protections and new hire wage notice rules—employers must update policies and post revised notices by January 1, 2026 ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Rhode Island Gov. Edward DiPrete, who served as the state's chief executive for six years and was later jailed for corruption, has died. He was 91. Robert Murray… ...
Cursive instruction waned after Common Core Standards were adopted by most states in 2010, but in recent years, cursive requirements have increased.
As Rhode Island lawmakers were in the middle of their gun debate, the high court declined to hear a challenge to Maryland’s assault weapons ban — a move that some of the more conservative ...
Do schools in Louisiana still teach cursive writing? Cursive writing is still taught in some schools within the U.S., although, it's not nationally mandated or emphasized.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a penmanship bill last week that would require all students to learn cursive.
While RI is one of the 49 states in the country where some fireworks are allowed, there are still specific rules on what private citizens can use.