A McMahon Elementary School pupil has also tested positive, but no exposure occurred at the school.
Schools & Education
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UMaine at Augusta, Farmington partner to offer nursing program
As nurses in central Maine reach retirement age, 3,000 positions are expected to open over the next five years.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Photo Album: Edward Little art students make ‘happiness in the accident.’
Art teacher Terri Wentzel teaches a pottery technique called Raku — Japanese for “happiness in the accident.”
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
‘It’s like doing two jobs’: Somerset County teachers struggle to meet demands of hybrid learning
As Regional School Unit 74 prepares for discussions on the third phase of its reopening plan, a teacher expresses concerns she and colleagues share, including fatigue and burnout.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Leeds school evacuated after odor from propane tanks
The smell was due to an additive as a safety measure.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston teachers get workload relief
Superintendent Jake Langlais has made changes designed to give educators more time for lesson preparation.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Franklin County downgraded to ‘yellow’ classification in health advisory system
It doesn’t change much educationally but means that after school activities for students are put on hold.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Four Maine counties now designated ‘yellow’ in state’s reopening advisory system
Knox and Franklin counties have been added to the state’s list of places where hybrid instruction is recommended, while Waldo County has returned to green but is being closely watched.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Ninety-one Portland students, staff in quarantine, as district reports 5th new coronavirus case
Portland Public Schools will post weekly COVID report cards to keep the public updated on cases going forward.
Posted inFranklin, Health, Schools & Education
Woman’s death linked to COVID-19 outbreak at Farmington nursing home
A Lewiston nursing home and three area school systems also have cases or exposures to the virus.