Superintendent Carl Gartley said the staff member is not a teacher and already been out of school after learning of positive tests with close contacts.
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COVID-19 outbreak in Cornville, Skowhegan charter school reaches 20 cases
There have been 20 cases within the charter school and all afflicted have recovered, though some remain in quarantine due to their contact with positive cases.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Hall-Dale graduate returns to take over for former longtime music teacher
Deb Large is retiring and her former student, David Morris, will be taking her place.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Augusta-area technical students take part in Totally Trades Careers, an event aimed at girls across the state
The annual Maine Department of Education event, created to connect more girls to trades careers, went virtual this year.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Judge slams DeVos for rejecting 94% of student loan relief claims
A federal judge threatens to suspend the agency from rejecting further requests, saying its approach ‘hangs borrowers out to dry.’
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Waterville Senior High students march to raise importance of voter registration
“Because we’re not 18 yet, we wanted to be able to do something to advocate for voting in our community,” said Inga Zimba, a Waterville High School student who helped organize an event on Tuesday to promote voter registration.
Posted inBusiness, Schools and Education
Purdue Global University leaving Lewiston, no changes to Augusta campus
The largely online university, formerly Kaplan University, will shutter its Lewiston campus when its lease expires in March 2021.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
COVID-19 cases linked to Sidney, Thorndike elementary schools
Regional School Unit 3 Superintendent Charles Brown and RSU 18 Superintendent Carl Gartley sent their communities a letter Monday notifying them of the cases.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
School districts face end-of-year deadline to spend CARES money
Schools must figure out how to spend the money in the next two months without any plans for how coronavirus-related costs might be paid for after December.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Fewer students statewide are using free meals, even though it’s available for all
Communities have stepped up to help get meals out to students through the food bank and volunteers, but increased remote learning and home schooling mean fewer students are taking advantage of free meals compared with last year.