As more teachers and staff are forced into quarantine due to coronavirus exposure, schools are increasingly switching to remote learning because of staffing shortages.
Schools & Education
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Posted inLocal & State, Local Sports, Schools & Education
During pandemic, esports growing fast in Maine schools as comforting team play
A group of three seniors at Messalonskee High School in Oakland are debuting an esports team this spring, as interest in the virtual sport skyrockets across the state.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Long-awaited Lewiston poverty report urges focus on city’s youngest children
Panel to present recommendations at Monday’s School Committee session.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Rumford Elementary School closed due to COVID-19
The two-week shutdown is scheduled to end Feb. 5
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Photo: Lewiston students return to classrooms
Students return after nearly a month away from their schools.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools & Education
Planning underway for statewide UMaine engineering college
The initiative, funded with a $75 million investment from the Harold Alfond Foundation, will build on existing programs to add capacity and opportunities across the University of Maine System.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools & Education
Colby ramps up COVID-19 testing as students return and positive cases increase
Colby College and Thomas College in Waterville have resumed strict testing protocols for the spring semester amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Rick Colpitts to retire as SAD 17 superintendent
Rick Colpitts will leave June 30 after 39 years in education.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Schools & Education
The forecast is cloudy for winter sports
No one is throwing in the towel just yet but soon the Maine Principals’ Association may shift its priorities to holding a safe spring season, which was cancelled completely in 2020.
Posted inOxford Hills, Schools & Education
SAD 17 superintendent looks toward post-COVID-19 spending priorities
Rick Colpitts said he hopes to keep budget increase to 1% over this year’s $42.7M