Throughout the delta-plagued country, officials in big cities and rural counties must balance safety, science and political fealty.
Schools & Education
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10’s priority: Students going to school full time, in person this fall
Regional School Unit 10 is working to have all its students be full time and in person this year, as state guidelines request, Superintendent Deb Alden told directors on Monday.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UMA names interim president while university starts search for long-term candidate
Longtime Vice President of Academic Affairs Joseph Szakas will be recommended by the University of Maine at Augusta Chancellor Dannel Malloy to be the university’s interim president until the role can be filled.
Posted inNation / World, News, Schools & Education
Schools reopen with masks optional in many U.S. classrooms
Some states are leaving it up to local schools whether students have to wear masks and others leave it up to the parents.
Posted inMaine colleges, News, Schools & Education, Sports, UMaine Sports
UMaine women excel on the basketball court. They’re even better in the classroom.
The Black Bears had a collective 3.90 GPA in the 2020-21 school year, best of any women’s basketball team in the nation. No other program in Maine’s conference placed in the top 25.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine awards over $2 million to schools for remote learning pilot projects
The projects are being funded through a $16.9 million federal grant to Maine to develop innovative remote learning models in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Video: Auburn board to vote on school reentry plan Aug. 18
A committee is to present recommendations to the school board Aug. 18.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Poland-based school district offering remote learning to medically vulnerable young students
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 […]
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.