The majority of staff favor district-identified, at-risk students for more classroom learning.
Schools & Education
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RSU 10 budget could mean no increases for all town assessments
Health insurance costs likely to be less than expected.
$1 million UMaine grant will expand rural telemedicine and distance learning
The grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund technology improvements at 42 higher education and health care sites around the state.
Lewiston City Council: School budget is too high
School Committee members defended their plan as necessary to support vulnerable and struggling students.
Lewiston school budget workshop set for Monday
The School Committee will meet remotely with the City Council.
CDC changes school guidance, saying students’ desks can be closer
The nation’s public health agency now says students can safely sit as close as 3 feet from each other in classrooms.
Maine community colleges to boost on-campus learning in fall
Expanded in-person classes, residential hall capacity and a return to other on-campus activities are expected.
Lewiston board votes to give educators bonuses
The $600 and $300 payments recognize the demanding workload during the pandemic.
Students defrauded by for-profit schools to see loan debt canceled
The Biden administration says students who were defrauded by their for-profit schools and received only partial relief from their federal loans can now have them fully erased.