The Lewiston School Committee voted 5-4 to resume holding classes on two Jewish holidays next year. Superintendent Jake Langlais recommended Monday that the committee remove the holidays from future school calendars, citing a “strong community push.”
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Farmington school board maintains COVID-19 guidelines
Regional School Unit 9 directors upheld the universal masking mandate and were advised of newly acquired rapid tests.
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Lewiston School Committee votes to remove Jewish holidays from calendar
In March, the panel voted unanimously to make Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur school holidays.
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Old Orchard Beach High condemns photo of white students wearing do-rags, flashing ‘gang signals’
The photo posted on Instagram was deleted after school administrators raised concerns about cultural appropriation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Bates College selected for initiative to increase enrollment of low-income students and undocumented immigrants
A foundation will match up to $50 million to help those unable to afford a liberal arts education.
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Lewiston School Committee introduces new Ward 3 representative
Kirsten Crafts, an assistant principal at Lewiston High School, was nominated to be the new special education director.
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Students push UMaine System to end its investments in fossil fuels
A policy adopted in 2016 has significantly reduced the university system’s investments in fossil fuels, but students say they want to see full divestment.
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Central Maine schools don’t just need bus drivers, they need ed techs and substitute teachers, too
Turns out central Maine schools need educational technicians, as well as substitute teachers even more than bus drivers, in some cases.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon High School teacher shares knitting with students after school hours
A group of students at Lisbon High School is learning more than science, math and history. Math and technology teacher Lauralee Pearson has been teaching students to knit, a project that started in November 2019 when she taught students how to finger-knit after school hours. When the pandemic hit last year, they were unable to […]
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Pediatric COVID-19 cases rose faster in counties without school mask requirements, CDC says
Data from the CDC on the new K-12 school year bolster the agency’s recommendation for masks in schools and in-person classes.