From exploring the sale of its flagship campus to changing its scheduling and teaching models, the small environmental college had an interesting 2020.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Augusta-based child care center introducing alternative learning methods
The success of their Waterville day care facility prompted the owners to open The Curious Caterpillars Learning Center in Augusta.
Four of Maine’s 16 counties remain ‘yellow’ in school reopening advisory system
The state released its latest set of county advisories for schools on Thursday, and Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford and York remain ‘yellow’ as infection rates continue to tick upward.
Unity-based RSU 3 announces two COVID-19 cases
The individuals who tested positive come from the same household and are associated with Mount View Elementary and Mount View High schools.
UMF joins effort to map those who died trying to cross into U.S.
Hostile Terrain 94 is an international traveling exhibit currently on display in Waterville.
Skowhegan-based, Fairfield-based school districts report COVID-19 cases
The superintendents sent letters saying that the districts were made aware of the cases before Christmas Day and expect students to return to school Jan. 4.
Sidney, Fairfield students honored for work on COVID-19 frontlines in food stores
Ana Hewett of Sidney and Haley Hersey of Fairfield received $1,000 scholarships from the University of Southern Maine Office of the President and private donors for their work at Hannaford.
Winthrop Public Schools cap number of students able to participate in remote learning to 100
With coronavirus relief funds not extending past Dec. 30, the district can’t afford to hire new teachers.
Maine schools report lower test scores, more course failures amid hybrid learning
Teachers are brainstorming ways to keep students engaged on Zoom and how to maximize in-person time in response to the challenges some students are seeing with remote instruction.
Fairfield-, Unity-area school districts report more cases of COVID-19
Regional School Unit 3 and Maine School Administrative District 49 both reported one new case of COVID-19 this week.