Tagged: policy and pinot

Local Features
1:13 pm
Sun April 21, 2013

Policy and Pinot: Bicycles in Rhode Island

Credit Aaron Read / RIPR
Policy & Pinot panelists

Bicycles in Rhode Island

Providence is striving to become a city where young people want to live and work. For many, having a green way to commute is vital. In this Policy and Pinot we explore how making the city an attractive place to live and bike could boost the capital city’s bottom line.

Moderator:
Bradley Campbell – Environment Reporter / Weekend Host, Rhode Island Public Radio

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Education
9:32 am
Sun February 17, 2013

Policy and Pinot: A 21st Century Education

Credit Susan Greenhalgh / RIPR

Advances in technology have changed the types of skills needed to land a well-paying job. In this Policy & Pinot discussion, Education Reporter Elisabeth Harrison examine how the state is retooling the education system from K-12 and beyond to prepare students for 21st Century jobs. Panelists are David Abbott, Deputy Rhode Island Commissioner of Education, Katherine Bergeron, Dean of the College at Brown University, John Hazen White, Jr., President of Taco, Inc., Steven Kitchin, Vice President for Corporate Education and Training at New England Institute of Technology.

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