Colorful shirts, backpacks and other supplies given away Wednesday in Kennedy Park.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Shortage of school bus drivers prompts districts to offer big incentives
Some are trying to lure new hires by offering bonuses as big as $3,000, as the pandemic makes a longstanding problem worse.
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Posted inFootball, Lewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education, Sports, Varsity Maine
Lewiston among high school football teams dealing with COVID disruptions
The Blue Devils, along with Marshwood, Brewer and Noble, have players in quarantine because of COVID-related concerns.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield-based district chooses optional masking to start school
The majority of RSU 56 directors followed state health and education officials’ recommendations.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston school superintendent plans to recommend a mandatory mask policy
The announcement marks a reversal from Superintendent Jake Langlais’ position earlier this month.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Masking will be ‘strongly encouraged’ for the unvaccinated in Readfield-area schools
Masking will be a decision left for parents to make for their students, but Regional School Unit 38 will participate in pool testing to avoid long periods of quarantine for close contacts.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon, Topsham-area parents worry as children prepare return to school in pandemic
As children in the southern Midcoast region are returning to school, the surge in COVID-19 cases from the highly contagious delta variant is causing some parents to question how safe conditions will be for in-person instruction. School departments across the Midcoast announced it will not offer a remote learning option in the fall and has […]
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Farmington-based school board implements universal masking
RSU 9 directors adjusted their policy to require universal masking. They will revisit it once a month.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford-based district requiring masks at all schools this fall
The RSU 10 board voted Monday to require everyone wear face coverings for the first month when students are present.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
New data show wide range of COVID-19 vaccination rates among Maine students
Some school districts, including Portland, have high estimated vaccination rates, but others appear to have much lower rates among vaccine-eligible students, age 12 or older.