Also in central Maine, the Maine Arts Academy in Sidney is planning a drive-thru musical performance, while Messalonskee High School students have created a drama club and are meeting outdoors in Oakland.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Search statewide academic performance data
We used linear regression to examine the relationship between demographic factors and student performance at varying school levels.
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School survey responses
In July, the Sun Journal sent a survey to superintendents in all public schools in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties, and to superintendents in Portland, Waterville, Augusta, Winthrop and Bangor. The survey asked six questions.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools and Education
Education under siege: Maine’s poorest schools facing ‘uncharted waters’ in the age of COVID
A Sun Journal data analysis shows which schools performed well and which performed poorly before the pandemic, statistics that could soon get worse for Maine’s more disadvantaged students.
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Three scenarios, three schools
How will you handle it if you need to go hybrid or fully remote but a child’s parents aren’t capable of educating them at home or aren’t capable of dealing with remote learning in any way?
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Days after middle school case reported, Readfield-area high school has positive COVID-19 case
Superintendent Jay Charette made the announcement Friday in a letter on the Regional School Unit 38 website of the district’s second positive case, at Maranacook Community High School, four days after the report of one at the middle school.
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Gardiner area schools report drop in students, and second round of Coronavirus Relief Funds
The board also voted to raise the coronavirus long-term sub pay to $120 a day.
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At Augusta and Hallowell schools, QR codes and apps emerge as pandemic technology adjustments
School officials say the smart phone apps are helping to minimize the contact between staff and students.
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Portland schools delay bringing back elementary students for full-time, in-person learning
Space, distancing and staffing challenges contributed to the decision not to resume full-time classroom instruction Oct. 13, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Windsor Elementary School reports 2 COVID-19 cases, triggering remote learning for district
Howard Tuttle, superintendent of Regional School Unit 12, said that the probable case “means that the individual has symptoms associated with COVID-19 and they had direct contact with someone who tested positive.”