Colby College and Thomas College in Waterville have resumed strict testing protocols for the spring semester amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic.
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Winslow seventh-graders go remote; districts in Waterville and Skowhegan report new cases of COVID-19
The cases were reported in Waterville, Winslow and Skowhegan-based districts.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner City Council selects McGough for interim position on MSAD 11 board
The Maine School Administrative District 11 board of directors had an empty seat after Jon Umland resigned at the beginning of the year because he had moved out of Gardiner.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Benton Elementary declares second outbreak; Skowhegan-, Pittsfield-area districts report new COVID-19 cases
The cases were reported in Maine School Administrative District 49, 53 and 54.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Cony Middle and High School reports positive COVID-19 cases
Principal Kim Silsby would not provide the exact number of cases, but said that it is fewer than five.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Portland architectural firm recommends Fairfield-based school district stop using 3 of its elementary schools
CHA Architecture found the mechanical and electrical systems are “exhausted,” at Albion Elementary School, Clinton Elementary School and Fairfield Primary School.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Vassalboro community wants more in-person learning, teachers want to stay hybrid
Vassalboro Community School Principal Megan Allen said the survey results showed “we are not happy with how remote learning is going.”
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
School in Richmond to go remote because of staffing limitations; schools call for more subs
Marcia Buker Elementary School switched to remote learning because nine teachers had to quarantine and not enough substitutes were available for in-person education.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
SAT essays and subject tests to be scrapped amid pandemic fallout
The nation’s leading standardized testing organization also said it was developing a more flexible SAT that would be digital.
Posted inMaine, New England, Schools and Education
School choice lawsuits could be headed to high court fight
At stake in several states including Maine are the rules governing school voucher programs and whether some students and certain types of private schools can be excluded from the programs.