Students at the Marti Stevens Learning Center built a chicken coop and raised the birds from the time they hatched.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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COVID-19 cases reported at schools in Monmouth, Newport, Thorndike and Waterville
The cases include the second reported at Monmouth Memorial School, the first at Mount View High School, the third at Nokomis Regional High School and a substitute worker at Waterville Senior High School.
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As cases rise, Maine colleges prepare to send students home to finish semester
Colleges around Maine will send students home to finish the semester remotely after Thanksgiving, but only after testing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during travel.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
COVID-19 outbreak investigation opened at Skowhegan Area Middle School amid flurry of Somerset County cases
There are a total of three reported cases of COVID-19 at Skowhegan Area Middle School, the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention said Monday.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
‘It’s gotten nasty’: Clash over racial equity work roils Cumberland
Six months after SAD 51 issued two racial equity letters, the district continues to see backlash from a resident who has alleged an illegal meeting and hiring.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Oak Grove School Foundation in Vassalboro looks to survive with innovative idea
To get around the issue of no bathrooms or water for events at the chapel, officials hope to build a caretaker’s cottage to provide those necessities.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner, Hallowell schools prepare Thanksgiving baskets for area families
Both Gardiner Area High School and Hall-Dale Middle and High School have seen an increase in need for — and support from — community members.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Outbreak investigation opened at Upper Kennebec Valley Jr./Sr. High School in Bingham
Maine CDC reported eight cases at Upper Kennebec Valley Sr. High School during Friday’s briefing.
Posted inMorning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Thomas College announces new programs, partnership using grant from Alfond Foundation
Ed Cervone, executive director of the center for innovation in education at Thomas College, said the new programs and initiatives the school has launched using a grant from the Alfond Center are “a considerable investment for us and for Central Maine.”
Posted inMorning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville area colleges have plans to keep students safe during the holidays
Thomas College students will return for in-person classes after negative testing while Colby and UMaine Farmington students will finish the semester remotely.