After a motion to table the contract approval was defeated, Superintendent Tonya Arnold’s contract was renewed through June 30, 2023, in an 8-1 vote.
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Maine Arts Academy’s pilot program in culinary arts a hit with students and staff
The 10-week pilot course, a collaboration between the charter school and Snow Pond Center for the Arts, began in January of this year.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Augusta Board of Education OKs 2021-22 budget, with less-than-1% spending hike
The proposed spending plan is to be presented April 6 to the Augusta City Council.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Three Augusta schools report positive COVID-19 cases
Cony Middle and High School, and Farrington and Lillian P. Hussey elementary schools will continue operate on their regular schedules.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Bates College suspends security officer after complaints of mishandling incident
The officer, a 25-year veteran, also told students that Black students ‘get way with a lot more’ because security is afraid to deal with them.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
University of Maine System planning more traditional fall semester
Guidance released Wednesday says staff and students should plan for more in-person courses and activities, more students in residence halls and fewer restrictions on facilities.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Central Maine teachers say COVID-19 vaccine will ‘ease anxieties’ of going into the classroom
Educators across the state are happy to see the state change its stance and give teachers a high priority to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Outbreak in Cumberland-based school district raises doubt about adding in-person learning
Superintendent Jeff Porter says SAD 51 has had a ‘continuous pattern of cases’ since October, far surpassing those in the neighboring districts.
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Moms drop out of work most in states where kids learn from home
After the pandemic struck, about 45 percent of mothers living with their children were not actively working.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Newport-based schools increasing in-person learning, Waterville schools report COVID-19 case
Middle and high school students in Regional School Unit 19 will begin in-person learning four days per week beginning in the next two weeks.