Seventeen students and two adults tested positive for the disease and others must quarantine, officials said
Schools & Education
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Portland school board approves $3,000 bonuses for bus drivers, allows rides in private vehicles
The votes come a day after Portland Public Schools’ first cancellation of a bus route this year caused by staffing shortages.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston special education audit shows improvements, but more work to be done
The consultants recommended that the district strengthen its literacy curriculum, improve IEPs, and restructure the program.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10 bus driver shortage causes district to ask some parents to bring their children to and from school
A lack of school bus drivers in Regional School Unit 10’s Buckfield and Hartford-Sumner area is causing some of their bus drivers to double-up on several routes this week.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine commission on college debt to start meeting this week
The Maine Legislature created the commission to study the impact that education debt has on Maine residents.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Shortage of bus drivers for Lewiston schools nears breaking point
With at least eight drivers absent, the district may be forced to cancel routes if they lose anyone else.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Portland may offer $3,000 bonus to lure new school bus drivers
The city’s school board also may allow staff members and volunteers to drive students to and from school in private vehicles because of the critical staffing shortage.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Penobscot Nation Tribal Court officials speak about restorative justice at University of Maine at Augusta
Rhonda Decontie, a UMA alumni, and Judge Eric Mehnert started the Healing to Wellness Court program at Penobscot Nation Tribal Court, which has shown great success.
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Anti-mask mandate group says it will protest outside central Maine school board members’ homes
Nick Blanchard, founder of Maine Patriots With Attitude, wouldn’t say when or where these would take place.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley, Schools & Education
School staffing shortages persist, worsened by rising COVID-19 cases
With few substitute teachers or bus drivers to fill in for absent and quarantined staff, school employees from administrators to custodians are stepping up to help. Sometimes, it’s not enough.