At stake in several states including Maine are the rules governing school voucher programs and whether some students and certain types of private schools can be excluded from the programs.
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RSU 73 goes fully remote this week due to staffer with COVID-19
The infected person works throughout the district.
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Livermore Falls Town Office closed this week due to positive COVID-19 test
Foreclosure notices need to be paid by money order or bank check, put in an envelope and placed drop box outside the Town Office.
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Gardiner, Augusta Civil Rights Teams honor Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual celebration
Despite remote learning since winter break, Gardiner’s and Augusta’s Civil Rights Teams have found ways to celebrate MLK Jr. Day, while Skowhegan Area High School is focusing on personal pronouns.
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School nurses on the front lines of fighting COVID-19 and keeping schools open
Between contact tracing, testing and educational outreach, they are taking on new duties essential to keeping schools open this year.
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Eustis school to continue remote learning for week; MSAD 58 and Rangeley schools return to in-person learning
Schools in all three systems went to remote learning Monday.
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Maine colleges will expand COVID-19 testing for spring semester
The University of Maine System announces a move to weekly testing for all in-person staff and students as some private colleges also plan for more rigorous screening.
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Mental health program serving student-athletes well in Jay
When Spruce Mountain High School athletes learned most competitive sports were approved for this winter, the number of athletes ineligible to participate because of grades went from 47 to 14.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 56 superintendent gets three-year contract
Pam Doyen also serves as principal of Dirigo High School in Dixfield
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RSU 56 closes schools fourth time due to COVID-19 cases
Dirigo high, middle and elementary buildings off limits to in-person learning.