(Providence, RI) -- A number of other bills related to the Rhode Island education system have been signed into law. One of them is a bill that directs superintendents to track the academic progress of foster care youth and create a remediation plan if they are falling behind. Another directs the state education department to streamline the teaching certification procedure for English as a second language. Students will have to be proficient in civics education before graduating high school going forward. Also, legislation has been approved which grants in-state college tuition rates to residents regardless of their immigration status.
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