The Waterville Board of Education heard from school principals last week about plans for summer activities to help make up for academic and social-emotional loss students experienced during a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Chizzle Wizzle continues in Augusta for 130th year
Cony Middle and High School’s annual event won’t be able to have an audience this year, but community members will be able to watch the show from the comfort of home.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine school leaders urge state to move quickly on COVID-19 guidelines for fall
As parents in some districts clamor for more in-person learning, the state’s superintendents are pressing state agencies to issue COVID-19 guidelines for the fall term as soon as possible.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Spruce Mountain School District planning in-person learning in the fall
The 2021-22 calendar assumes in-person learning will be possible.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News, Schools & Education
Strong resident indicted on terrorizing charges related to school lockdown
Christian A. Richards is accused of “communicating threats” to Strong Elementary School staff.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford’s school resource officer happy to be in the classroom
Steven Cronce said he was meant for the job.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Dixfield school director says mask mandate to vote on budget ‘unacceptable’
Brad Dyer of Carthage said he’s being denied his right to cast a ballot at the districtwide meeting May 11.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
From poetry to the pitch, Auburn native and Thomas College student Caleb Gorey has made the most of school
The Thomas College student recently released his third book, “The Dark Party,” and expects to graduate early.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Bates College fires a top campus safety officer for violating use-of-force policies
Lead Campus Safety Officer Dennis Skinner, who was fired for an incident in which he tackled a student, said he didn’t try to restrain that student until he pushed him.
Posted inFranklin, Schools & Education, The Franklin Journal
Mt. Blue School District applying for COVID-19 emergency relief funding
Directors of Regional School Unit 9 laid out plans on spending for a $2.4 million grant that would bolster student support and create outdoor classrooms.