The system is still waiting to hear from 471 students, just one day before the deadline for students to verify their vaccination status.
Schools & Education
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools & Education
Education technician at Portland school charged with multiple sex crimes
Benjamin Conroy is accused of victimizing a student in the autism spectrum program where he works at Ocean Avenue Elementary School.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield-based school board given COVID-19 data before and after mask requirement
Superintendent Pam Doyen said masking will continue while county transmission level is high.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Two candidates are running for Lewiston School Committee Ward 1 seat
Bruce Damon, the incumbent, and Matt Jadud are vying for the Ward 1 seat.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Two candidates compete for Lewiston School Committee at-large seat
Megan Parks, the incumbent, and Jason Lavoie are vying for the position.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Eighth-grade teacher in Hampden named 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year
Kelsey Stoyanova, who teaches at Reeds Brook Middle School in RSU 22, has been an advocate for student involvement in curriculum creation.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Farmington school board adds diverse authors to curriculum, debates approval process for new books
The works included experiences of African American slaves and a child imprisoned in America’s Japanese internment camps.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston Education Association endorses challenger for at-large School Committee seat
Although the educators’ union endorsed incumbent Megan Parks in previous election cycles, this year they chose to back her opponent, Jason Lavoie.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Schools in Bangor and Cumberland ranked best in Maine
Fruit Street School in Bangor is named the top elementary school in the state, and Greely Middle School in Cumberland the top middle school by U.S. News & World Report.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
School nurses report an uptick in angry parents and school districts have had to step in
Some schools districts remind parents that nurses are doing their job and should be treated “with kindness and respect,” while others turn to robocalls and email to limit verbal interactions.