A group of students at Lisbon High School is learning more than science, math and history. Math and technology teacher Lauralee Pearson has been teaching students to knit, a project that started in November 2019 when she taught students how to finger-knit after school hours. When the pandemic hit last year, they were unable to […]
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Pediatric COVID-19 cases rose faster in counties without school mask requirements, CDC says
Data from the CDC on the new K-12 school year bolster the agency’s recommendation for masks in schools and in-person classes.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Spruce Mountain Elementary School in COVID-19 outbreak
There were three positive cases within 14 days, state CDC says.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Logistical challenges delay start of pooled testing in Lewiston schools
The Auburn School District aims to begin its pooled testing program next month.
Posted inSchools & Education
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.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
SAD 17 board raises substitute teacher pay
The $25 increase brings the salary from $90 to $115 a day for those not certified.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Schools & Education
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.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
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.