A portion of the federal money that School Administrative District 49 will receive is designated to directly help students in a variety of ways.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
As school year begins, Augusta-area schools reveal last year’s COVID-19 cases
Five of six school districts, the exception being Regional School Unit 2, provided detailed information about how many positive COVID-19 cases they had last school year.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Handful of COVID-19 cases disrupt start of Carrabec school year
The superintendent of RSU 74 said freshmen orientation at Carrabec High School in North Anson was canceled Wednesday because of six cases of COVID-19. Other districts say they have no confirmed cases as a new academic year launches.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Colby College hires director for artificial intelligence institute
Amanda Stent, a nationally known expert on artificial intelligence and human language, will serve as the new director of the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Readfield-area school board reverses previous motion and mandates masking
More than 300 people attended, virtually and in-person Monday’s emergency meeting and 30 people spoke out in addition to hundreds of emails in response to the school district’s mask policy.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Central Maine area schools opening again during pandemic with variety of masking rules
As many students return to public-school classrooms this coming week, district officials have more leeway than last year in their pandemic protocols, leading to differing precautions for COVID-19.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Parent sues district over mask mandate in Winslow schools
Scott Fortuna says a decision by the Winslow School Board to require masks indoors infringes on his rights as a parent to make medical decisions for his child.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Community members urge Readfield-area school board to rethink mask stance
Many Regional School Unit 38 students and educators still plan to wear masks, but worry for those around them who don’t.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
A near-normal Bates College welcomes a supersized new class
The Class of 2025, which arrived this week, hopes for an academic year that isn’t disrupted much by the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Florida children wonder what the big deal is about mask-wearing
The American Academy of Pediatrics supports universal masking for everyone, vaccinated and unvaccinated, in schools.