Mount Desert Island High and Chebeague Island School are among the schools that have installed filters after testing showed PFAS levels exceeded the state’s allowable limit of 20 parts per trillion.
Schools & Education
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Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
Biden nears decision on canceling $10,000 in student loans as allies feud
Borrowers are scheduled to resume student loan payments Aug. 31 unless the White House extends the current pause.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Buxton-based school board considers removing books about sexuality and gender identity from school libraries
Some parents want the books “Gender Queer: A Memoir” and “It’s Perfectly Normal” removed from libraries at Bonny Eagle middle school and high school.
Posted inFranklin, News, Schools & Education
UMF launches college credit program for high school students
Offered through Maine’s Early College Pathways program, the six tracks at UMF are intended to help students focus on classes related to specific topics or career paths.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford library’s first container garden a success story
Circulation personnel oversee the Plotted Plants Library Garden.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Nonprofits to host back to school event at Lewiston park
Free school supplies, shoes, haircuts, vaccines, food offered Wednesday in Kennedy Park.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Winthrop school district adopts COVID-19 guidelines for upcoming school year, drops remote learning option
The rules build upon recently updated recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn schools’ transportation almost fully staffed; teaching vacancies remain
The district has just two driver vacancies weeks before the first day of classes.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon Town Council, School Committee seats up for grabs in November
At least two town officials said they do not plan to run again.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Maine writers’ group funding copies of banned book for Dirigo high school students
The controversial memoir on sexuality and gender identity was removed from the library.