POLAND — Kindergarten and elementary school students in Regional School Unit 16 will have the conditional option to continue remote learning this year. RSU 16 administrators plan to keep a remote learning option for the coming academic year for students through sixth grade, “who are determined to be medically unable to attend school in […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston board rejects mandatory mask-wearing in schools
The School Committee voted to accept the superintendent’s recommendations for returning to school in the fall.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine schools weigh masks, vaccines and pooled testing for fall return
With the start of classes about a month away, superintendents are taking their time with decisions, knowing there could still be more changes with COVID-19 and the latest guidance.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Somerville, Rumford-area school districts to split nearly $100,000 USDA grant for food programs
Regional School Unit 12 will use funds to make its locally sourced food programs more sustainable, while Regional School Unit 10 is hoping to strengthen its efforts to bring healthy meals to students.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine panel of experts weighs in on how schools can open safely amid COVID
A pediatrician, a family physician and an elementary school principal at a virtual forum discussed vaccines, mask policies and other factors that will play into opening schools safely this fall.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Students through grade 8, all unvaccinated through grade 12 to wear masks for new school year, RSU 9 says
The Board of Directors reviewed plans for the 2021-22 school year, and discussed the district’s difficulty filling open positions.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
With vaccine mandates for students in place, Bates College eyes a return to near normal in the fall
Vaccinated students will no longer need masks and won’t have to stay 6 feet apart anymore as most COVID-19 restrictions are dropped at the Lewiston campus.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Auburn students get summer lessons with lemonade stand
A group of four educators from Auburn have been meeting with students in the Family Development neighborhood on Valerie Circle all month to work on literacy and math skills.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Summer camps build on effort to extend vocational programs to middle schoolers
Career and technical education schools around Maine are piloting programs for middle schools and offering summer camps as part of a statewide effort to engage younger students.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Fire destroys elementary school in Aroostook County
The school in Frenchville, recognized in 2018 as a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, is a total loss just weeks before classes are scheduled to start.