More than 130 people participated in a public forum online and in person at Sabattus Primary School.
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Winthrop teachers’ union members plead for school closure
After the Winthrop School Committee opted to extend Thanksgiving break, the Winthrop Education Association said Wednesday that its members don’t think that’s enough to slow the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the schools.
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Watch video: RSU 4 discusses its universal masking policy
Members of Regional School Unit 4 board will make a presentation and take questions from residents of Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield on the district’s universal masking policy.
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Mt. Blue proposes COVID-19 policy for winter athletics
Guidelines include required pooled testing for all athletes and smaller audiences.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Amid outbreak, Winthrop Public Schools extend Thanksgiving break
The Winthrop School Committee met Tuesday to discuss options in light of multiple COVID-19 outbreaks since the start of the academic year.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
More than 2,000 Maine schoolchildren get COVID shots in first week of vaccinations
As vaccinations ramp up for 5-to-11-year-olds, Maine reports 938 new COVID-19 cases over a 3-day period and 8 more deaths.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Richmond residents fill busing void caused by COVID-19
Regional School Unit 2 officials offer few new details about why bus transportation has been suspended.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Clinics race to vaccinate newly eligible children as school outbreaks, cases remain high
Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC director, said the pandemic is at a ‘high plateau’ and elevated case counts are likely to continue.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
RSU 2 announces Richmond school buses will not run for the next week
Richmond Police Department offer to lend a hand getting students to school after RSU 2 announced early Sunday evening families will be without school bus transportation from Nov. 8 to 16.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine college enrollments drop as pandemic, job market pull students from classrooms
The decline in higher education enrollment has been particularly felt by community colleges, which are seeing a 5.9 percent drop in student numbers this fall.