Former Mt. Blue student Addie Cullenberg hopes to raise $1,000 to go towards face coverings and sanitary supplies for Mt. Blue teachers.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
RSU 9 students will follow hybrid models
The RSU 9 school board approved hybrid models for the upcoming school year on Tuesday, August 11.
Sabattus readies for town meeting at Oak Hill Middle School
The town meeting, originally slated for May, will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20 at Oak Hill Middle School.
RSU 73 chooses two-day-a-week classroom instruction
There will be no new learning for any students on Fridays.
In pursuit of safety, Maine schools revisit the idea of outdoor classrooms
The reduced risk of virus transmission outside buildings is prompting school districts to plan for outdoor classrooms, hearkening to the early decades of the 20th century, when other infectious disease outbreaks pushed education into the fresh air.
RSU 4 schools to go hybrid, start two weeks late
The school day will also be shortened by up to 45 minutes for elementary students and up to 60 minutes for middle and high schoolers.
Auburn School Committee votes to postpone start of school to Sept. 14
The postponement is intended to give the department more time to await incoming personal protective equipment and to make improvements to its buildings and bus transportation routes.
More than 100 Auburn teachers, parents demonstrate over reopening plan
The group was speaking out against the school board’s reopening plan that was approved on Aug. 5.
Lewiston High School holds individual graduation ceremonies for 13 seniors
The August graduation ceremonies were held for students who were unable to earn all of their credits by June.
Video Interviews: Demonstrators gather before Auburn School Committee meeting
Parents and educational staff members demonstrate Wednesday evening outside Auburn Hall before the school committee meets on the re-opening plan.