Massachusetts has a literacy problem. We ignore it at our peril. The Bay State has the second largest achievement gap between rich and poor students, a gap that has widened since 2019 by Mass Reads Coalition A kindergartner at the Kelly School in Holyoke reads from an assignment as Enchanted Circle teaching artist Kate Carreiro looks […]
Whitehouse Statement on Release of Funding for RI School Districts Providence, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) issued the following statement after the Education Department announced it will release nearly $6 billion in federal education funding, after unfreezing approximately $1.3 billion earlier this week: Sheldon Whitehouse “This completely unnecessary and illegal freeze disrupted many districts’ […]
PEM’s Fashion & Design gallery invites visitors to consider how we are designing creatures who continually respond to, mold and manipulate our changing world. Design is an impulse that unifies us across time and culture. This installation unifies two traditionally disparate collecting fields, fashion and textiles with decorative and industrial arts to better understand what […]
Automated Modular Construction: The Future Of Green Building? Ava Baranowski July 25, 2025 Automated modular construction has become a popular way to build lots of homes efficiently and inexpensively, but is it really greener too? Credit: Pexels. Dear EarthTalk: What is automated modular construction and how is it greener than conventional building methods — Gordon G., […]
Labor Day Screening of Slatersville Episode 9 “Exodus” When: Sep 1, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Where: Museum of Work & C Join us for a special screening of “Exodus,” Episode 9 of Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village at the Museum of Work & Culture on Monday, September 1 at 1:30pm as part of the Museum’s annual Labor […]
Library Resource Update By Amy Rhilinger July 1, 2025 Collections, Genealogy, News, Online Databases On July 1, 2025, we and all MA residents lose access to 21 databases formerly provided by the state. This is a result of federal funding cuts. This pdf provides a breakdown of the funding situation, as well as a list of the continued/discontinued databases. Brochures […]
ArtTALK with Peter C. Stone Thursday, August 146pmFree For All Join us for an ArtTALK with local painter and artist, Peter C. Stone, featured in The Best of SouthCoast Artist Exhibition. About Peter C. Stone Since 1983, artist/author/educator Peter C. Stone has presented more than sixty solo shows and over one hundred group exhibitions at […]
SACRED SOUND AT MEEETING HOUSE Where: The Meeting House 3850 Main Road Tiverton, RI 02878 Cost: : $45 Space is Limited, Registration is Required Visit FourCornersArts.org for more info and to register Jaime Allen Poyant and Alan Stonewolf, of Sonic Field, are pleased to bring their extensive and diverse gifts in the art of creating Sacred Sound to […]
