Two towns and one school in Regional School Unit 73 are in Androscoggin County, which was under a shelter-in-place recommendation Oct. 26 and 27.
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State agrees to replace Augusta, Pittsfield elementary schools
The decision comes more than a dozen years after the two districts first applied for funding through the Major Capital School Construction program.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Local folk band performance at Maine Academy of Natural Sciences shines light on twin sisters’ bond
Isabelle and Phoebe Rogers, who form the band Sagittarius Rising, are scheduled to perform on the Hinckley campus Thursday.
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RSU 9 discusses the potential of electric school buses
Superintendent Christian Elkington and Director of Transportation and Custodial Services Richard Joseph Jr. discussed the future of electric school buses in the district on Tuesday, Dec. 12.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Augusta school board votes down transgender-inclusive policy
Some school board members argued the policy needs more work, but others said there was plenty of time for adjustments since the document was introduced nearly a year ago.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball
The school was fined $16,500 and the girl was barred from playing boys sports for 11 months.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Firearm found in Noble High School student’s backpack
The discovery was made after the student was stopped on suspicion of violating the school’s tobacco and vaping policy.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Winthrop School District one of several to report issues with new electric school buses
Two of Winthrop’s brand-new Lion Electric Company school buses have not hit the road yet because of malfunctioning windshields, Superintendent Jim Hodgkin said. Yarmouth and Vinalhaven have experienced similar problems.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine’s poorest students still face burdens, despite state’s free community college program
More low-income students have enrolled in the Maine Community College System since free tuition was introduced, but many were already getting free tuition under federal grant programs and still struggle to pay for food and housing.
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Ivy League presidents reckon with backlash over remarks about campus antisemitism
Much of the blowback centered on a heated line of questioning from Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., who repeatedly asked whether ‘calling for the genocide of Jews’ would violate each university’s code of conduct.