Richard Hopper will depart at the end of May, after working at the Fairfield college for the past eight years.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Throughout pandemic, Colby College students continued civic engagement with virtual elements
The college’s civic engagement offerings were adjusted to fit pandemic protocols.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Windsor Elementary School uses garden for lessons, skill development
With help from the community, a gazebo and concrete slabs are planned to turn the area into an outdoor classroom. Today, students sit on tree stumps as they learn.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville prepares for students to attend summer ‘camps’
The Waterville Board of Education heard from school principals last week about plans for summer activities to help make up for academic and social-emotional loss students experienced during a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan school, police probe recent fight involving racist profanities
A 13-year-old has relocated with his grandmother across central Maine after an alleged altercation during April vacation that the school says “potentially involved racial bias.”
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Chizzle Wizzle continues in Augusta for 130th year
Cony Middle and High School’s annual event won’t be able to have an audience this year, but community members will be able to watch the show from the comfort of home.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine school leaders urge state to move quickly on COVID-19 guidelines for fall
As parents in some districts clamor for more in-person learning, the state’s superintendents are pressing state agencies to issue COVID-19 guidelines for the fall term as soon as possible.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
‘Insane and dangerous’: Inside the Miami school that told teachers not to get vaccinated
Former teachers and current parents told reporters that the vaccine scandal fit into a pattern of behavior by the husband and wife school founders that they described as straight out of a ‘cult.’
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Unity College president discusses innovation, leadership in chamber talk
Melik Peter Khoury discusses his experiences, especially during COVID-19 pandemic, with audience at gathering in Waterville.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine College of Art to hold in-person graduation May 16
The ceremony will take place at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.