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Also on today's calendar: Central Falls Girls Varsity Volleyball @ North Providence.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Governor McKee, Infante-Green Announce 4th Consecutive Year of Declining Chronic Absenteeism Statewide, Resulting in 4.4 million Instructional Hours Recovered (ri.gov subscription) — Central Falls schools have sharply improved attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism to 22.2% for 2025–26, down 26 points from the pandemic peak. State leaders say this progress, alongside similar gains in Providence and across Rhode Island, has recovered millions of instructional hours and are launching the new Attendance Matters RI campaign to keep students in class consistently.
2. R.I. Interscholastic League officially recognizes girls flag football as varsity sport (woonsocketcall.com) — Central Falls High is among 16 schools set to field varsity girls flag football teams starting in spring 2027, after the Rhode Island Interscholastic League officially upgraded the sport from club to varsity status. The move, backed by support from Nike and the New England Patriots Foundation, opens new athletic opportunities for local girls as more schools are expected to join.
3. URI Study Measures RI's Hidden Homeless Population (upriseri.com) — New research estimates hundreds of people in the Pawtucket–Central Falls–East Providence area are experiencing "doubled‑up" homelessness, living temporarily with others because they can't afford housing. The URI study suggests thousands statewide in similar situations aren't counted in federal homeless totals, leaving many local families ineligible for key aid and underscoring the need for more affordable housing and flexible assistance.
4. Judge Weighs ICE Monitor as Wyatt Debate Continues in RI (upriseri.com) — Central Falls' Wyatt Detention Facility is back in the spotlight as a key example in a national court fight over independent monitoring of ICE detention conditions, especially for children. A federal judge in California is weighing outside oversight of family detention in Texas, and any ruling could shape how data and conditions are verified at Wyatt, which remains in bankruptcy but continues holding ICE detainees.
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