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The Rhode Island Department of Education is out with it annual report cards for every public school in the state, along with star ratings for each school.
You can look up your child’s school here, but below is a breakdown of the 19 schools that earned a five-star rating from the state. Congrats to all of the students and teachers!
Barrington
🏫 Nayatt School
🏫 Hampden Meadows School
🏫 Barrington Middle School
🏫 Sowams Elementary School
Bristol Warren
🏫 Rockwell School
Chariho
🏫 Ashaway Elementary School
Cumberland
🏫 Community School
🏫 North Cumberland Middle School
East Greenwich
🏫 James H. Eldredge Elementary School
🏫 Archie R. Cole Middle School
🏫 Frenchtown School
🏫 East Greenwich High School
Glocester
🏫 West Glocester Elementary
Jamestown
🏫 Lawn Avenue School
Kingston Hill Academy
🏫 Kingston Hill Academy
Lincoln
🏫 Lincoln Central Elementary School
Little Compton
🏫 Wilbur and McMahon Schools
North Kingstown
🏫 Hamilton Elementary School
Providence
🏫 Classical High School
🤔 So you think you're a Rhode Islander...
The late Lenny Wilkens helped Providence College earn its first top 20 ranking ever in 1960 when he led the Friars past what team?
(Answer at the bottom.)
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The Globe in Rhode Island
⚓ The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume. Read more.
⚓ Days after Rhode Island officials signaled they were open to a new buyer for two failing hospitals, the state’s largest health care union is accusing Governor Dan McKee’s administration of “unlawfully interfering” in the only deal that has been approved by regulators. Doing so, union leaders say, could push the hospitals closer to collapse. Read more.
⚓ Providence City Councilor Sue AnderBois says she will run for lieutenant governor in 2026, challenging incumbent Sabina Matos in what could be a crowded field for the statewide office. Read more.
⚓ One year after a grocery mainstay on the East Side of Providence closed its doors, the owner of the property has signed a 20-year lease with Whole Foods. Read more.
⚓ Bob Abelman writes that the Gamm Theatre's production of “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” is a charming play about last chances that should most certainly be seen the first chance you get. Read more.
⚓ The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has approved mergers between parishes in Providence and between others in West Warwick, citing declining numbers of parishioners. Read more.
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Also in the Globe
⚓ The federal government shutdown, the longest in history at 43 days, could finally come to an end this week. But for Democrats, the drama may just be getting started. Read more.
⚓ How a tattoo artist got involved in a Nazi symbol cover-up in the Maine Senate race. Read more.
⚓ How have the Patriots become the best third-quarter team in the NFL? Read more.
⚓ Rhode Map readers, if you want the birthday of a friend or family member to be recognized Friday, send me an email with their first and last name, and their age.
⚓ The Judicial Nominating Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. Here's the agenda.
⚓ Bryant men's soccer hosts UMass Lowell in the America East Tournament at 6 p.m.
🏆 Pop quiz answer
Wilkens had three steals and two baskets in the final minute to lead Providence past No. 20 St. Joseph 64-63. Wilkens was the MVP of the NIT that year even though PC lost in the finals.
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