As cases of COVID-19 rise across the state, Lisbon School Department is preparing for the possibility of moving from full in-person learning five days a week to a mix of in-person and remote learning.
Schools & Education
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RSU 9 school board agenda
Regional School District 9 school board agenda 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85013104132?pwd=SEZLMXZ1dEdsWFQwcy9Bb2dmNkRqUT09 I. Call to order II. Pledge of allegiance III. Public comment IV. Report of the Chairperson A. Good news stories from Board / Administrator V. Superintendent’s Report – Tina Meserve VI. Presentations – None VII. Consent Agenda A. Minutes […]
UMF reports a COVID-19 case on Maine’s single-day high
UMF has had a total of six COVID-19 cases since students moved in Aug. 18.
Coronavirus case confirmed at Lewiston school
A McMahon Elementary School pupil has also tested positive, but no exposure occurred at the school.
UMaine at Augusta, Farmington partner to offer nursing program
As nurses in central Maine reach retirement age, 3,000 positions are expected to open over the next five years.
Photo Album: Edward Little art students make ‘happiness in the accident.’
Art teacher Terri Wentzel teaches a pottery technique called Raku — Japanese for “happiness in the accident.”
‘It’s like doing two jobs’: Somerset County teachers struggle to meet demands of hybrid learning
As Regional School Unit 74 prepares for discussions on the third phase of its reopening plan, a teacher expresses concerns she and colleagues share, including fatigue and burnout.
Leeds school evacuated after odor from propane tanks
The smell was due to an additive as a safety measure.
Lewiston teachers get workload relief
Superintendent Jake Langlais has made changes designed to give educators more time for lesson preparation.
Franklin County downgraded to ‘yellow’ classification in health advisory system
It doesn’t change much educationally but means that after school activities for students are put on hold.