Students will continue to work remotely at least two days a week.
Schools & Education
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Photos: Boys & Girls Club expands hours to help Auburn youth with schoolwork
The organization has changed hours to 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for parents to drop students off with their homework and projects.
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Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
Teacher vaccinations ‘not a prerequisite’ to reopening schools, White House reiterates
Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the administration is still aiming for reopenings by late April.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
For college freshmen, campus life can be lonely amid pandemic restrictions
Social distancing, online classes and mask wearing add to the stress of being a new student in Maine, and some campus counseling centers are seeing different and more acute complaints because of the coronavirus.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Central Maine grandparents embrace role as educators during pandemic
Grandparents have been pressed into service to provide childcare and teaching help during the coronavirus pandemic, when parents have to work and education has shifted to remote models.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UMA prison education partnership to expand after receiving a nearly million-dollar grant
The grant will help hire a new director, expand the humanities classes offered and allow UMA to purchase new technology for the program.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon schools increase in-person learning as COVID numbers decline in Androscoggin County
The Lisbon School Committee voted Thursday to move students in PreK to grade 8 to full in-person learning starting Feb. 22 and agreed to keep Lisbon High School in the current mix of in-person and remote learning until March 1.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education, Varsity Maine
COVID-19 case linked to Feb. 11 Winslow-Waterville high school boys basketball game
Officials have conducted contact-tracing for the person who tested positive, and school in both districts is still scheduled to resume under their hybrid learning models on Monday.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education, Uncategorized
Proposed law would require Maine schools to teach African American history
The measure, which would also require schools to teach about the history of genocide, comes as states across the U.S. are examining how they’re teaching about racial and social injustice.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
For students who need help, there are resources — if they know where to find them
While seeing the signs of mental health distress can be challenging, a Pittston mother and NAMI Maine representative have seen the need for community support to help students navigate their hard times.