RIDE Approves Expansion of Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College
Expansion will allow charter school to build on its success preparing
low-income students and students of color to pursue careers in nursing.
Providence, R.I. The Rhode Island Department of Education’s Council on Elementary and Secondary Education approved a proposal from Rhode Island Nurses Institute (RINI) Middle College Charter School to expand its enrollment by 228 seats. Demand for places in the school consistently outstrips supply, with close to 400 applicants competing for roughly 60 seats in each 9th grade class.
“The council’s vote will allow us to expand our enrollment from 272 to 342 next fall and to serve a total of 500 high school students from across the state starting in 2024,” said Pamela L. McCue, PhD, RN, RINI’s chief executive officer. “We are so grateful to the council, the leadership of Rhode Island education commissioner Angélica Infante-Green and her hardworking staff, and to our many supporters. This expansion will increase our ability to transform Rhode Island’s nursing workforce and more young people’s lives.”
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