Despite remote learning since winter break, Gardiner’s and Augusta’s Civil Rights Teams have found ways to celebrate MLK Jr. Day, while Skowhegan Area High School is focusing on personal pronouns.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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School nurses on the front lines of fighting COVID-19 and keeping schools open
Between contact tracing, testing and educational outreach, they are taking on new duties essential to keeping schools open this year.
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Augusta’s Cony High School to offer African American studies class next academic year
The class will be taught by T.J. Maines, starting with African history before the beginning of the United States and ending with the Black Lives Matter movement.
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First-year student applications down in UMaine System
Applications from in-state students have declined more than twice as fast as out-of-state applications, the system said.
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Maine colleges will expand COVID-19 testing for spring semester
The University of Maine System announces a move to weekly testing for all in-person staff and students as some private colleges also plan for more rigorous screening.
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Hallowell-, Readfield-area schools report positive COVID-19 cases
Prekindergarten students at Hall-Dale and Readfield elementary schools are attending class remotely Friday.
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Close contacts cause Messalonskee High School to go remote until Jan. 25
China Primary School in Regional School Unit 18 has also reported a case of COVID-19 infection, but will remain open.
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Augusta Board of Education discusses risk of unrest at, near State House
Since Augusta does not have in-person learning Wednesdays, Superintendent James Anastasio says he does not expect students to face safety issues related to the presidential inauguration.
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Hall Dale Elementary in Hallowell reports positive COVID-19 case
The fourth-graders at Hall Dale Elementary School will be fully remote until Monday, Jan. 25.
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Routine changes and fear of uncertainty is causing anxiety in students
Molly Donovan enrolled her two daughters in home schooling after they expressed fear of COVID-19. Donovan said that the level of anxiety her children have shown her is “terrifying.”