Patch AM: How RI.’s charter freeze is squeezing Cranston’s school budget and choices

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The Rhode Island city famous for its edgy art school has some of the East Coast's best vintage shopping

This college town's eclectic vintage scene rivals major cities, with three-floor antique shops and riverfront flea markets ...
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In This Industrial Design Class, Students Eat Their Homework

The Rhode Island School of Design uses recipes to teach the trial-and-error process of tweaking and refining a product. To study the method of iterative design ...

Charter school moratorium passes RI House, awaits clearance from a favorable Senate

The Rhode Island House passed legislation Wednesday on a 60-12 vote to approve a three-year moratorium on new charter schools in the Ocean State, even as demand for the schools has grown in the past ...