Directors may consider lengthening the school days.
Schools & Education
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools & Education
In vaccine rollout, 26 states have plans for teachers to get their shots. Maine isn’t one of them.
Teachers are defined as essential workers, a large group in Maine that also includes grocery employees, postal workers, agricultural and other food workers, and manufacturing employees.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston schools could add more in-person class time
Administrators are looking into the possibility of opening schools on Wednesdays.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay goes remote after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
All other schools in Regional School Unit 73 will continue using the hybrid model already in place.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Lewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Stephen King helps Farwell Elementary students publish pandemic-inspired book
Stephen King’s foundation covered the $6,500 cost of publishing a 290-page manuscript by students participating in Farwell Elementary School’s Author Studies Program.
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, River Valley, Schools & Education
Schools eliminate some graduation requirements due to pandemic
Community service, sports, clubs and even credit standards are being waived this year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Schools & Education
Maine may benefit from a warming Arctic, Angus King says
Maine’s junior senator said new shipping lanes opening in the north may boost the state’s three major ports as trade routes change.
Posted inLocal & State, Religion & Values, Schools & Education
Maine ban on funding religious tuition goes to U.S. Supreme Court
So far, courts have sided with the state, which contends using taxpayer dollars to fund religious education violates the separation of church and state.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Central Maine teachers await answers on their COVID-19 vaccinations
Officials with the Maine Department of Education have said they did not know when teachers will receive the vaccine.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
A glimpse into the future: Scott Tibbetts takes the road that diesels travel
The Oxford Hills high school student and former race car driver likes getting under the hood.