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Published
September 23, 2021

Spruce Mountain Elementary School in COVID-19 outbreak

There were three positive cases within 14 days, state CDC says.
Published
September 22, 2021

Maine schools report vandalism linked to social media trend

While most of the vandalism and thefts in Maine have been relatively minor, other school districts around the country have had more serious cases that led to criminal charges against students.
Published
September 21, 2021

Lewiston School Committee fires director of special education; she files lawsuit

An attorney for Pamela Boucher has filed a lawsuit Monday alleging wrongful termination and seeking payment for the full period of her contract until June 2023.
Published
September 21, 2021

Logistical challenges delay start of pooled testing in Lewiston schools

The Auburn School District aims to begin its pooled testing program next month.
Published
September 21, 2021

Poll: Should schools use pooled testing to detect cases of COVID-19?

In Maine schools, pool testing participants will be organized into groups of five to 25 people. Each person will swab their nose with a separate cotton swab and all of the samples in a single group will later be combined. Just one PCR test is used per group. If the test is positive, each of the people in the pooled group will receive individual rapid tests to identify who is positive for COVID-19.

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Published
September 21, 2021

SAD 17 board raises substitute teacher pay

The $25 increase brings the salary from $90 to $115 a day for those not certified.
Published
September 21, 2021

A $10 million gift, USM’s largest ever, will help build a new home for the music school

The donation to the project planned for the Portland campus comes from philanthropist Suzi Osher, in honor of her late husband.
Published
September 20, 2021

All Maine schools to begin testing drinking water for lead under new state law

The Maine Drinking Water Program is helping coordinate and pay for schools to test all drinking and cooking water fixtures this year.
Published
September 19, 2021

Winthrop superintendent urges parents to contact lawmakers to redefine ‘close contact’

Despite a mask mandate and a newly installed air filtration system, Winthrop public schools have at least 50 students in quarantine.
Published
September 17, 2021

Staff at Androscoggin County schools among least vaccinated in the state

Lewiston Public Schools' central operation staff and individual school staff have some of the lowest vaccination rates statewide.