http://ripr.org en http://ripr.org/post/thursday-january-31-2013 <p>Heavy winds, heavy rain, and warmer than usual temperatures.&nbsp; We have an interesting start to&nbsp; the day.&nbsp; State education officials are defending standardized test scores as a requirement for high school diplomas. These stories and more on the RIPR Morning News Podcast.</p><p></p><p><br>Do you have insight or expertise on this topic? Please email us, we'd like to hear from you.&nbsp;<a href="mailto: news@ripr.org?subject=Comment%20on%20podcast%20for%20Jan%2031%202013"> news@ripr.org</a></p> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:25:35 +0000 Lydia Rogers 9525 at http://ripr.org http://ripr.org/post/high-school-graduations-begin-ri <p></p><div class="wp-caption alignright" id="attachment_2015" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://wrnieducationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/celia_cabrera3.jpg"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-2015" src="http://wrnieducationblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/celia_cabrera3.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225" title="celia_cabrera" height="225" width="300"></a><p class="wp-caption-text">17-year-old Celia Cabrera designs a tile for the senior wall at Providence’s E-Cubed Academy.</p> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:52:42 +0000 Elisabeth Harrison 8402 at http://ripr.org