State profile · RI
Reviewed policies, grades and school implementation dates. District examples cover 0 distinct districts; it is not a statewide implementation survey.
The law restricts physical access to personal internet-enabled devices during the school day.
Effective August 1, 2026.
Exceptions & source ↗No reviewed policy is available here for these topics yet. Further research appears in the policy explorer.
Learning & relevant rules for use
RIDE encourages schools to support students’ understanding of AI. Its guidance explicitly distinguishes this recommendation from the existing CS standards.
January 2025 guidance; AI learning is encouraged.
Source & datesPersonal devices: Full school day
Effective August 1, 2026.
Device scope, exceptions & sourceRhode Island’s graduation requirement combines at least 0.5 CS credits with demonstrated proficiency. Qualifying work may occur in middle or high school and must appear on the high-school transcript.
Applies beginning with the graduating class of 2028.
Source & datesRIDE encourages schools to support students’ understanding of AI. Its guidance explicitly distinguishes this recommendation from the existing CS standards.
January 2025 guidance; AI learning is encouraged.
Source & datesRhode Island’s graduation requirement combines at least 0.5 CS credits with demonstrated proficiency. Qualifying work may occur in middle or high school and must appear on the high-school transcript.
Applies beginning with the graduating class of 2028.
Source & datesPersonal devices: Full school day
Effective August 1, 2026.
Device scope, exceptions & sourceRhode Island’s graduation requirement combines at least 0.5 CS credits with demonstrated proficiency. Qualifying work may occur in middle or high school and must appear on the high-school transcript.
Applies beginning with the graduating class of 2028.
Source & datesRIDE encourages schools to support students’ understanding of AI. Its guidance explicitly distinguishes this recommendation from the existing CS standards.
January 2025 guidance; AI learning is encouraged.
Source & datesRhode Island’s graduation requirement combines at least 0.5 CS credits with demonstrated proficiency. Qualifying work may occur in middle or high school and must appear on the high-school transcript.
Applies beginning with the graduating class of 2028.
Source & datesPersonal devices: Full school day
Effective August 1, 2026.
Device scope, exceptions & sourceRIDE’s January 2025 guidance documents free teacher PD and proficiency curricula. Current event places and dedicated funding amounts are not verified.
Teacher support: Guidance identifies proficiency curricula, assessment expectations and teacher development; the endorsement is a local decision.
Delivery evidence: A curriculum pathway is documented. Availability of resources does not establish delivery to every student.
Official source · reviewed Oct 3, 2026These are Stewart Brown’s planning questions, not additional legal requirements.
Restrictions
Current evidence indexed
1 action in this collection
Governance
Evidence gap
No current statewide record indexed. Research remains open.
Learning
Current evidence indexed
2 actions in this collection
The law restricts physical access to personal internet-enabled devices during the school day.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026
Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to consider incorporating media-literacy education into basic-education program regulations.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026
RIDE encourages schools to support students’ understanding of AI. Its guidance explicitly distinguishes this recommendation from the existing CS standards.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026
Rhode Island’s graduation requirement combines at least 0.5 CS credits with demonstrated proficiency. Qualifying work may occur in middle or high school and must appear on the high-school transcript.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026
No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.
No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.
No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.
Consistent 16-dimension checklist
Inventory reviewed October 3, 2026. 7/16 dimensions have published evidence of any status. Every dimension remains open to additional sources and superseding actions.
| Dimension | Current statewide evidence | Other published evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Personal devices | 1 linked action | 0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical |
| School-issued devices | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Screen time | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Student AI | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Staff AI | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| AI governance | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Social media / network | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Privacy / cybersecurity | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| AI literacy | 1 linked action | 0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical |
| Computer science | Not yet established | 0 current district actions · 1 future, proposed, or historical |
| Digital literacy | Not yet established | 0 current district actions · 1 future, proposed, or historical |
| Media literacy | 1 linked action | 0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical |
| Digital citizenship | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Cybersecurity literacy | Not yet established | 0 current district actions · 1 future, proposed, or historical |
| Data literacy | Not yet established | 0 current district actions · 1 future, proposed, or historical |
| Social-media literacy | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
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