Education commissioner seeks authorization to shorten RI school year because of blizzard • Rhode Island Current

Education commissioner seeks authorization to shorten RI school year because of blizzard • Rhode Island Current

A Newport public works plow visits a street on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Photo by Janine L. Weisman/Rhode island Current)Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green is asking the state’s K-12 council to reduce the school year by two days to cope with school closures resulting from the historic February blizzard. At its Tuesday night meeting, the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education is set to discuss and vot…