Panel to present recommendations at Monday’s School Committee session.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford Elementary School closed due to COVID-19
The two-week shutdown is scheduled to end Feb. 5
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Photo: Lewiston students return to classrooms
Students return after nearly a month away from their schools.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Planning underway for statewide UMaine engineering college
The initiative, funded with a $75 million investment from the Harold Alfond Foundation, will build on existing programs to add capacity and opportunities across the University of Maine System.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Colby ramps up COVID-19 testing as students return and positive cases increase
Colby College and Thomas College in Waterville have resumed strict testing protocols for the spring semester amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Rick Colpitts to retire as SAD 17 superintendent
Rick Colpitts will leave June 30 after 39 years in education.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Schools & Education
The forecast is cloudy for winter sports
No one is throwing in the towel just yet but soon the Maine Principals’ Association may shift its priorities to holding a safe spring season, which was cancelled completely in 2020.
Posted inOxford Hills, Schools & Education
SAD 17 superintendent looks toward post-COVID-19 spending priorities
Rick Colpitts said he hopes to keep budget increase to 1% over this year’s $42.7M
Posted inMaine, New England, Schools & Education
School choice lawsuits could be headed to high court fight
At stake in several states including Maine are the rules governing school voucher programs and whether some students and certain types of private schools can be excluded from the programs.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
RSU 73 goes fully remote this week due to staffer with COVID-19
The infected person works throughout the district.