There will be no new learning for any students on Fridays.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
In pursuit of safety, Maine schools revisit the idea of outdoor classrooms
The reduced risk of virus transmission outside buildings is prompting school districts to plan for outdoor classrooms, hearkening to the early decades of the 20th century, when other infectious disease outbreaks pushed education into the fresh air.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
RSU 4 schools to go hybrid, start two weeks late
The school day will also be shortened by up to 45 minutes for elementary students and up to 60 minutes for middle and high schoolers.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Auburn School Committee votes to postpone start of school to Sept. 14
The postponement is intended to give the department more time to await incoming personal protective equipment and to make improvements to its buildings and bus transportation routes.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
More than 100 Auburn teachers, parents demonstrate over reopening plan
The group was speaking out against the school board’s reopening plan that was approved on Aug. 5.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston High School holds individual graduation ceremonies for 13 seniors
The August graduation ceremonies were held for students who were unable to earn all of their credits by June.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Video Interviews: Demonstrators gather before Auburn School Committee meeting
Parents and educational staff members demonstrate Wednesday evening outside Auburn Hall before the school committee meets on the re-opening plan.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Most teachers are likely to return to classrooms but worried about health and safety, survey shows
Parents said they are likely to send their children back to school but are skeptical of students’ abilities to meet health and safety requirements, according to new survey data from the Maine Department of Education.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Schools & Education
Public forum, board meeting Aug. 13 on return to school
Thursday night the RSU 73 board approved Superintendent Scott Albert’s recommended school reopening plan but tabled approval of which model to use.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Schools & Education
Second RSU 73 budget meeting held after error found
Voters in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls will go to the polls in their respective towns 12-6 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, to vote on the proposed budget.