The Maine Principals’ Association releases its winter sports guidelines and strongly recommends vaccinations, wearing masks and pooled testing for all athletes.
Schools & Education
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Winthrop Public Schools to increase substitute teacher pay to be more competitive
Effective Nov. 29, Winthrop is set to boost the daily wage for substitute teachers to $110 from $90 to attract more candidates, putting the pay more in line with surrounding districts.
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Oxford Hills Tech students get a literal foundation to learn from
Building construction and plumbing technology students are building a residence that will be moved and sold at the end of the school year.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Faced with a COVID-19 outbreak, Minot school goes remote until after Thanksgiving
Seventeen students and two adults tested positive for the disease and others must quarantine, officials said
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
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.
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.