The MPA Principal’s Award winner at Winthrop High School is planning to attend Bates College in Lewiston, where she expects to study English and play on the field hockey team.
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Academics, service lead to MPA award for Monmouth Academy’s Rhayna Poulin
Poulin, the first in her family to be going to college, plans to attend Yale University in the fall.
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Augusta Public School Board pursues ‘pool testing’ for reducing pandemic requirements
The Department of Education protocol calls for 30% of a building’s people to be tested for COVID-19 on a regular basis as a way to ease physical distancing requirements.
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Maine’s two virtual charter schools see enrollment increase during pandemic
Both schools report strong interest for the fall, but whether it’s temporary because of COVID-19 or becoming more mainstream remains to be seen.
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Maine charter schools post mixed results but fill a need for families
Ten years after charter schools were authorized in Maine, academic outcomes vary but supporters say they’re meeting a need for students who don’t fit in traditional classrooms.
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Ian Stebbins named Maine Principal’s Award winner at Hall-Dale High School
National Honor Society president and three-sport athlete at Farmingdale-area school plans to attend Bowdoin College in Brunswick.
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Care for community, school participation led to Maine Principal’s Award for Marybeth Sloat
Marybeth Sloat will be attending Husson University in the fall to study psychology.
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Not your typical summer school: Waterville to offer fun, social activities and academics
Cooking, building model rockets and art are a small sampling of the summer courses being offered this year to address students’ social-emotional needs that have gone unmet during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Father of Greely seniors complains to Tucker Carlson about conditions for attending graduation
Shawn McBreairty, who has clashed with school officials for the last year, has permission to be at his daughters’ high school graduation under the terms of a criminal trespass order.
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After investigation, U.S. Justice Department and Lewiston schools strike deal on reforms to end ‘discriminatory’ practices
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine said in a statement Thursday that the agreement will end the district’s “systemic and discriminatory practice” of excluding students from attending school for full days because of behaviors related to their disabilities, and will provide more support for English language learners.