The funding is part of $82 billion in emergency relief funds that have been allocated to support education nationwide.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Thorndike-based RSU 3 postpones return to four-day, in-person learning
Superintendents of Fairfield-based Maine School Administrative District 49 and Waterville Public Schools announced additional positive cases of COVID-19.
Pandemic leads school districts to consider skipping test for English language learners
The federal government requires annual language proficiency assessments, and it was unclear what repercussions, financial or otherwise, districts could face if they don’t administer the test.
Fairfield- and Unity-based school districts report COVID-19 infections
The cases were reported in Maine School Administrative District 49 and Regional School Unit 3.
Year In Review: Unity College makes major changes
From exploring the sale of its flagship campus to changing its scheduling and teaching models, the small environmental college had an interesting 2020.
Augusta-based child care center introducing alternative learning methods
The success of their Waterville day care facility prompted the owners to open The Curious Caterpillars Learning Center in Augusta.
Four of Maine’s 16 counties remain ‘yellow’ in school reopening advisory system
The state released its latest set of county advisories for schools on Thursday, and Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford and York remain ‘yellow’ as infection rates continue to tick upward.
Unity-based RSU 3 announces two COVID-19 cases
The individuals who tested positive come from the same household and are associated with Mount View Elementary and Mount View High schools.
UMF joins effort to map those who died trying to cross into U.S.
Hostile Terrain 94 is an international traveling exhibit currently on display in Waterville.
Skowhegan-based, Fairfield-based school districts report COVID-19 cases
The superintendents sent letters saying that the districts were made aware of the cases before Christmas Day and expect students to return to school Jan. 4.