The 2,000-square-foot facility in Fairfield has 10 stations that expand the school’s ability to train students to install and repair heat pumps.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Sidney arts academy dismissed early over probable COVID-19 infection as other cases reported in Waterville-area schools
The Maine Arts Academy will go remote the rest of the week, following a probably positive case at the charter school.
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Schools nationwide plan for potential of remote learning into the fall
President Biden has made reopening schools a top priority, but administrators say there is much to consider as new strains of the coronavirus appear and teachers wait their turn for vaccinations.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
USM grows scholarship program for disadvantaged and first-generation students
A Scarborough couple’s effort to help a handful of Portland-area students pay for college has grown to an endowed scholarship fund that aims to help 100 Maine students at a time graduate debt-free.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
Schools eliminate some graduation requirements due to pandemic
Community service, sports, clubs and even credit standards are being waived this year.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Augusta Teen Center members help choose winning UMA design for potential new space
University of Maine at Augusta architecture students spent the last two weeks working on design concepts for a renovation project at 189 Water St. that is a potential new home for the Augusta Teen Center.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Days after high school given COVID-19 outbreak status, Readfield-area schools plan transition to in-person learning
The majority of Regional School Unit 38 already has school in-person, but Wednesdays will now serve as a learning day.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine may benefit from a warming Arctic, Angus King says
Maine’s junior senator said new shipping lanes opening in the north may boost the state’s three major ports as trade routes change.
Posted inMaine, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
Maine ban on funding religious tuition goes to U.S. Supreme Court
So far, courts have sided with the state, which contends using taxpayer dollars to fund religious education violates the separation of church and state.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Central Maine teachers await answers on their COVID-19 vaccinations
Officials with the Maine Department of Education have said they did not know when teachers will receive the vaccine.