With the right preparation and community partnerships, some educators are planning on keeping outdoor learning going through the winter as a means of fighting COVID-19.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Kids take on COVID-19
Three area teens are making the pandemic a little easier for everyone.
Teachers union contesting RSU 9 school board statement
A lack of consensus continues between the RSU 9 school board and staff.
Lewiston, Auburn high schools closing after COVID-19 outbreaks
Lewiston high school students will go back to in-person learning on Nov. 18. In Auburn, students will continue remote learning until Nov. 23.
Lewiston mayor accepting School Committee applications
The deadline for applying to fill the vacant Ward 7 seat is Nov. 19.
RSU 73 forms equity advisory committee
The committee can only suggest program ideas, not create them.
State probes five COVID-19 outbreaks in western Maine
Pandemic claims another life in Androscoggin County as disease spreads.
Appeals court clears Harvard of racial bias in admissions
A federal appeals in court has upheld a district court decision clearing Harvard University of intentional discrimination against Asian American applicants.
RSU 56 buses, equipment, staff acquired with federal coronavirus aid
Superintendent Pam Doyen gives directors report on spending.
RSU 16 bus drivers cut ties to Teamsters
Drivers voted by a wide margin last week to leave their union three years after joining it.