In July, the Sun Journal sent a survey to superintendents in all public schools in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties, and to superintendents in Portland, Waterville, Augusta, Winthrop and Bangor. The survey asked six questions.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley, Schools & Education
Education under siege: Maine’s poorest schools facing ‘uncharted waters’ in the age of COVID
A Sun Journal data analysis shows which schools performed well and which performed poorly before the pandemic, statistics that could soon get worse for Maine’s more disadvantaged students.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Three scenarios, three schools
How will you handle it if you need to go hybrid or fully remote but a child’s parents aren’t capable of educating them at home or aren’t capable of dealing with remote learning in any way?
Posted inNews, Schools & Education
Editor’s note:
This report is part of a continuing series on poverty in Maine, and the strangling affect poverty has on our communities. The work is being done in cooperation with the Investigative Editing Corps.
Posted inSchools & Education
Education under Siege: A Sun Journal Investigation
This report is part of a continuing series on poverty in Maine, and the strangling affect poverty has on our communities. The work is being done in cooperation with the Investigative Editing Corps.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Some RSU 73 staff and students are quarantining for 14 days and being tested
Staff and students who have had close contact with an employee with COVID-19 have been notified and told to quarantine for 14 days and be tested.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Portland schools delay bringing back elementary students for full-time, in-person learning
Space, distancing and staffing challenges contributed to the decision not to resume full-time classroom instruction Oct. 13, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Windsor Elementary School reports 2 COVID-19 cases, triggering remote learning for district
Howard Tuttle, superintendent of Regional School Unit 12, said that the probable case “means that the individual has symptoms associated with COVID-19 and they had direct contact with someone who tested positive.”
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine System under fire for changes to retirees’ health coverage
University officials say the new insurance will save $2.5 million a year and expand benefits, but lawmakers, unions and retirees want them to reconsider it.
Posted inNews, Schools & Education
Local schools accommodate staff to avoid shortages
Children of employees afforded special accommodations during the pandemic has raised concerns among residents of RSU 9 based in Farmington. The district is allowing the children of some employees to attend school five days a week while others are required to study remotely two or three days a week. “Not only does this contradict the […]