Maranacook Community Middle School teacher Dan Holman has tried for years to make ice harvesting happen for his students and has never seen a public school have an opportunity like the students did on Wednesday.
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Panel endorses bill to train teachers in climate science despite Republican opposition
Opponents worried that the bill, which has huge support among Maine science teachers, would give environmental groups too much influence.
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Canaan woman remembered as ‘sensitive and creative’ in working with special needs students
Diane Shea, who was struck and killed by an SUV while walking her dog Friday night, was an educational technician with Messalonskee Middle School in Oakland.
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Bomb threats made to historically Black colleges across U.S.
Monday’s bomb scares came 1 day before the start of Black History Month and less than a month after a series of bomb threats were made to multiple historically Black universities on Jan. 4.
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New Orleans schools vaccination mandate taking effect
But waivers for those opposed to the shots are easy to obtain under state regulations.
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Ransomware attacks on schools rise during pandemic
Virtual learning makes them more dependent on technology – and more vulnerable to cyberattacks.
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Maine teachers urge lawmakers to address COVID sick leave loophole
A bill passed last year required local school districts to provide school staff with 15 additional days off for pandemic-related absences, but some districts have not done so since October, citing what opponents call a loophole in the original bill.
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UMaine System to help prevent burnout in medical workers
Maine’s public university system has received $1.5 million to support training development in health professions and nurse training.
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UMA provides $2.5 million in federal COVID-19 aid to help with student debt, college expenses
The coronavirus relief money, in some cases, could be used to forgive debt for students who were enrolled from March 2020 to March 2021.
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Maine public school enrollment remains low after sharp decline in 2020
The modest rise in enrollment in 2021 suggests that most students who left during the pandemic have not returned.