The district is down 4 full-time bus drivers and 5 bus assistants, out of a transportation staff of 48.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10 continues mask mandate based on latest COVID-19 data
Mountain Valley High School Principal Matt Gilbert has resigned to take a position in Kennebec County
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Posted inOpinion, Schools & Education
Poll: Should schools recognize Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur as school holidays?
The Lewiston School Committee voted 5-4 to resume holding classes on two Jewish holidays next year. Superintendent Jake Langlais recommended Monday that the committee remove the holidays from future school calendars, citing a “strong community push.”
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Farmington school board maintains COVID-19 guidelines
Regional School Unit 9 directors upheld the universal masking mandate and were advised of newly acquired rapid tests.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston School Committee votes to remove Jewish holidays from calendar
In March, the panel voted unanimously to make Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur school holidays.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Old Orchard Beach High condemns photo of white students wearing do-rags, flashing ‘gang signals’
The photo posted on Instagram was deleted after school administrators raised concerns about cultural appropriation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Bates College selected for initiative to increase enrollment of low-income students and undocumented immigrants
A foundation will match up to $50 million to help those unable to afford a liberal arts education.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston School Committee introduces new Ward 3 representative
Kirsten Crafts, an assistant principal at Lewiston High School, was nominated to be the new special education director.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Students push UMaine System to end its investments in fossil fuels
A policy adopted in 2016 has significantly reduced the university system’s investments in fossil fuels, but students say they want to see full divestment.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Central Maine schools don’t just need bus drivers, they need ed techs and substitute teachers, too
Turns out central Maine schools need educational technicians, as well as substitute teachers even more than bus drivers, in some cases.