The school board on Monday also unanimously reelected Pam Trinward as secretary.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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School districts based in Skowhegan, Fairfield and Oakland report positive cases of COVID-19
Quarantining has been imposed in two of the districts and cleaning in another, but schools remain open under their current plans.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Monmouth, Readfield-area school to go remote because of positive COVID-19 cases
Those in grades 2 through 5 will go remote at Monmouth Memorial School and Maranacook Middle School will go remote. Both are set to return Jan. 19.
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How are kids talking about the Capitol insurrection in the classroom?
Mt. Ararat and Brunswick high school social studies teachers said students had questions about what motivated the attacks, how it could happen from a security standpoint, and whether things could get worse moving.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Central Maine schools consider options for next round of federal coronavirus relief funding
With the state set to receive more than $183 million for schools from the latest COVID-19 relief package, school officials across central Maine are discussing best uses for the money.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
High school seniors are choosing colleges sight unseen
The pandemic has radically changed the way high school seniors apply to colleges, preventing many from physically touring and forcing them to rely on online information and virtual conversations to decide where to spend their next four years.
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‘A lot of people are struggling’: Pandemic adds to challenges facing college students
Campuses are responding with emergency relief funds, technology and food distribution as students face hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMorning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Unity, Pittsfield-based school districts report COVID-19 cases
Thorndike-based RSU 3 reported a case on Friday, and Pittsfield-based MSAD 53 did Thursday afternoon.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Richmond High School reports positive COVID-19 case
The high school will be fully remote until Jan. 19, but the middle school will continue its hybrid schedule as planned.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Skowhegan Area Middle School changing class schedule, sports rules
Changes to the way cohorts are set up for grades six and seven are changing in the coming weeks to allow students to interact and move around in between classes.