Rhode Island Classroom Examines??the State of Higher Ed, Safety in Schools, and Environmental Education
Quarterly Series Returns with New Episode on May 26??
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (May 19, 2016)??-?? As Rhode Island students and teachers all across the state prepare to wrap up another academic year, Rhode Island Classroom returns with an all-new episode on??Thursday, May 26 at 8 p.m.
Episode #107 visits with Jim Purcell, the commissioner of postsecondary education, for report on the state of the state’s higher education: are Rhode Island colleges and universities making the grade? Purcell also talks about new funding initiatives proposed by the governor and how those may be implemented. Also in this segment, viewers take a virtual tour and hear the latest about the construction of the new University of Rhode Island | Rhode Island College Nursing Education Center in Providence.
Rhode Island Classroom??also follows up on the recent string of bomb threats at RI schools. Host Nicole Muri sits down with the state police to find out how they respond, and how they keep our children safe going forward. Also, a psychologist suggests ways parents can talk to their children who may be frightened after a bomb threat and evacuation at school.
In a third segment, a new law signed by President Obama will increase access to environmental education for K-12 students. Rhode Island Classroom heads to the water’s edge to find out what that means for local schoolchildren in a program of hands-on environmental education in collaboration with Save The Bay.
After the 8 p.m. premiere on Thursday, May 26, the episode will encore on Saturday, May 28 at 11 p.m. and Sunday, May 29 at 6 p.m. as part of the ongoing Rhode Island PBS series, Rhode Island Stories. The episode will also be available on the
Rhode Island PBS YouTube channel
after broadcast
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