A task force has recommended the board of trustees consider various options for renaming the building on the Orono campus, possibly for a person of Wabanaki descent.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
The eyes don’t have it: Masks upset classroom communication
Some schools have ordered face shields or masks with clear panels so students can see teachers’ mouths, while others have set up plexiglass bubbles.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop YMCA helps Monmouth start Kid Zone
Schools that are receiving coronavirus relief funding to establish a child care option for students are looking to Lonney Steeves’ model at the Winthrop Y.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
CDC’s Shah gives UMaine at Augusta convocation address
The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control encouraged UMA students to think critically during the annual convocation event, this year appropriately themed “outbreak.”
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
Lewiston 7th-grader tests positive for coronavirus
A Lewiston elementary student was deemed to have the infection earlier this week.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
UMF cracking down on prohibited activities at the Sandy River
The University of Maine at Farmington campus police have been responding to an increase in prohibited activities along the Sandy River.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Kennebunk High School student tests positive for COVID-19
School officials say they do not believe anyone else at the high school was exposed, and the student hasn’t been at the school since Sept. 12.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Unanimous approval of Augusta superintendent’s contract takes place without an audience
The meeting, which was open to the public, was not available on a livestreamed feed, either online or on CTV-7. Board Chairperson Ed Hastings said that was because the Capital Area Technical Center location was not set up for livestreaming.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Cape Elizabeth agrees to clear record of student suspended for posting note about rape
The lawsuit settlement, still subject to court approval, would expunge the suspension from Aela Mansmann’s school record.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
With push from the pandemic, one Richmond family makes switch to home schooling
Working remotely has allowed the White family to home-school their kids, and they are one of many families across Kennebec County that chose the same route for their kids.