The proposal would provide all 3- and 4-year-old children with universal access to preschool, the largest expansion of free education since high school was added about 100 years ago.
Schools & Education
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
RSU 4 board forming COVID-19 advisory committee, ups substitute pay
The team will recommend policies related to COVID-19 to the school board.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
‘It was refreshing’: RSU 4 board hears community concerns on universal masking
More than 130 people participated in a public forum online and in person at Sabattus Primary School.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
COVID-19 cases rising again in Dixfield school district
Although RSU 56 schools in Dixfield and Peru are requiring masking and social distancing for all students and staff the district once again finds COVID-19 positive cases and close-contact quarantines rising among its students.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston Middle School to be remote Friday; some students unable to access work
The school is issuing new laptops to students who have been unable to access Google Classroom due to technical issues.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Watch video: RSU 4 discusses its universal masking policy
Members of Regional School Unit 4 board will make a presentation and take questions from residents of Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield on the district’s universal masking policy.
Posted inFranklin, News, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Mt. Blue proposes COVID-19 policy for winter athletics
Guidelines include required pooled testing for all athletes and smaller audiences.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10 parent cites ‘racially insensitive statements’ at board meeting
Allison Long asked for directors’ “commitment to do better.”
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Amid outbreak, Winthrop Public Schools extend Thanksgiving break
The Winthrop School Committee met Tuesday to discuss options in light of multiple COVID-19 outbreaks since the start of the academic year.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Schools & Education
More than 2,000 Maine schoolchildren get COVID shots in first week of vaccinations
As vaccinations ramp up for 5-to-11-year-olds, Maine reports 938 new COVID-19 cases over a 3-day period and 8 more deaths.