New cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Maine School Administrative District 49 and Regional School Unit 3.
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Hallowell-area teachers’ union responds to superintendent’s COVID-19 claim
The Kennebec-Intra District School Education Association said in a statement it has “lost patience” with Regional School Unit 2 Superintendent Tonya Arnold.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Hallowell-area superintendent claims staff responsible for 85% of district’s COVID cases
Regional School Unit 2 Superintendent Tonya Arnold sent an email to staff Feb. 3, telling them to ‘find ways to enjoy themselves without increasing exposure to the virus’ during February vacation.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
COVID-19 case reported at Augusta elementary school
Hussey Elementary School in Augusta will remain open, and contact tracing determined there were no other close contacts.
Posted inMorning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Waterville’s Thomas College exceeds $27 million fundraising campaign goal
The “Guarantee the Future Campaign,” which began in 2017, aims to fund scholarship support, academic and student success programs, a new athletic facility and Thomas College’s annual fund.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
In vaccine rollout, 26 states have plans for teachers to get their shots. Maine isn’t one of them.
Teachers are defined as essential workers, a large group in Maine that also includes grocery employees, postal workers, agricultural and other food workers, and manufacturing employees.
Posted inBusiness, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Kennebec Valley Community College unveils heat pump training lab
The 2,000-square-foot facility in Fairfield has 10 stations that expand the school’s ability to train students to install and repair heat pumps.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Sidney arts academy dismissed early over probable COVID-19 infection as other cases reported in Waterville-area schools
The Maine Arts Academy will go remote the rest of the week, following a probably positive case at the charter school.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Schools nationwide plan for potential of remote learning into the fall
President Biden has made reopening schools a top priority, but administrators say there is much to consider as new strains of the coronavirus appear and teachers wait their turn for vaccinations.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
USM grows scholarship program for disadvantaged and first-generation students
A Scarborough couple’s effort to help a handful of Portland-area students pay for college has grown to an endowed scholarship fund that aims to help 100 Maine students at a time graduate debt-free.