Principal Kim Silsby would not provide the exact number of cases, but said that it is fewer than five.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Portland architectural firm recommends Fairfield-based school district stop using 3 of its elementary schools
CHA Architecture found the mechanical and electrical systems are “exhausted,” at Albion Elementary School, Clinton Elementary School and Fairfield Primary School.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Vassalboro community wants more in-person learning, teachers want to stay hybrid
Vassalboro Community School Principal Megan Allen said the survey results showed “we are not happy with how remote learning is going.”
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
School in Richmond to go remote because of staffing limitations; schools call for more subs
Marcia Buker Elementary School switched to remote learning because nine teachers had to quarantine and not enough substitutes were available for in-person education.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
SAT essays and subject tests to be scrapped amid pandemic fallout
The nation’s leading standardized testing organization also said it was developing a more flexible SAT that would be digital.
Posted inMaine, New England, Schools and Education
School choice lawsuits could be headed to high court fight
At stake in several states including Maine are the rules governing school voucher programs and whether some students and certain types of private schools can be excluded from the programs.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area schools report 2 COVID-19 cases
The Gardiner Area High School boys basketball team was also impacted, along with the Mt. Ararat boys basketball team.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
North Anson-based school district goes remote after reporting 2 cases of COVID-19
Regional School Unit 74 will switch to remote learning after students from the same home tested positive for the coronavirus. The students were in school the week before testing positive.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Maine families celebrate School Choice Week virtually this year
Maine families will be raising awareness about these choices at their virtual celebrations, which make up some of the more than 33,000 planned nationwide to spotlight K-12 education options.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Richmond can move forward with withdrawal from RSU 2
Mark Bauer, the lawyer for Regional School Unit 2, says the town and district have finalized details of the separation.