High school seniors would be eligible depending on the number of credits earned.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
Five candidates compete for 2 at-large Auburn School Committee seats
Pamela Foster Albert, Faith Fontaine, Patricia M. Gautier, Jodi Goldrup and David Simpson are candidates for the two at-large Auburn School Committee positions.
Maine’s surge in home schooling during COVID has slowed, but numbers still high
Many, but not all, first-time home-school students returned to the classroom this year for social and mental health reasons.
Spruce Mountain school board hears concerns about quarantining
Students falling behind in classwork and parents missing work mentioned.
Over 60 Farmington school district students walk out for ‘freedom of choice’ on COVID-19 guidelines
Students and a few parents gathered outside Mt. Blue High School to protest RSU 9’s coronavirus policies.
RSU 16 officials ask for help after staff berated and threatened by people angry at COVID-19 rules
‘Make this level of incivility stop,’ administrators for the Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot school district plead.
Readfield-area schools officials debate remote learning options as COVID cases spike in district
The board did not come up with a solution, but will take the answers they gained with them to the Nov. 3 meeting to evaluate the situation in a couple of weeks.
Two candidates vie for Ward 6 seat on the Lewiston School Committee
Leigh Albert and Meghan Hird are running against each other.
Auburn School District implements universal masking
The rise in cases in schools reflects an increase in cases in the larger community.
Mt. Blue students, parents plan ‘freedom of choice’ walkout on Friday
The walkout, which is being organized by parent and former Director Jesse Sillanpaa, is to take a stand against pandemic policies.