CUMBERLAND, R.I. — On Oct. 5, the National Association of Secondary School Principals named Rhode Island’s Alan Tenreiro the 2016 National Principal of the Year, recognizing his success in dramatically improving school culture, student achievement and teacher professional development at Cumberland High School since he arrived in the fall of 2012. Three years ago, Cumberland […]

Jennifer D. Jordan
Jennifer D. Jordan covered K-12, early childhood, workforce training and higher education for The Providence Journal for a decade. She received a master's from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and worked as an award-winning print and online reporter at several New England newspapers for 15 years. She currently works full-time at a Boston-based national nonprofit, teaches feature writing at Roger Williams University and tweets about education and opportunity: @jdj12