Sophie Robinson, 16, and her high school classmates are writing daily journal entries about life in the age of coronavirus.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Augusta plans to continue educating students without grading them
The plan approved by the school board may include remote instruction on some aspects of the school curriculum, but does not involve grading — or requiring — student work.
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CMP donates $100,000 to support school meals
The donation to Full Plates Full Potential will help students across Maine get food while schools are closed.
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Maine’s high court sides with school district in Frye Island withdrawal dispute
The ruling is the latest development in the island’s long fight to leave School Administrative District 6.
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Maine colleges plan for how coronavirus could affect fall semester
The state university system and some private schools are planning to welcome students back in person this fall, while also making contingency plans that include extended remote learning.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
St. John in Winslow, St. Michael in Augusta to continue distance learning until year end
The decision for Catholic schools governed by the Archdiocese of Portland to continue distance learning to the end of the year comes one week after Maine Education Commissioner Pender Maki’s recommendation.
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Waterville students to continue remote learning until end of school year
Waterville Schools Superintendent Eric Haley called school staff Monday afternoon to say that, unless the Maine Center for Disease Control announces it is safe to open school buildings, Waterville schools will continue remote learning until the end of the school year.
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Maine colleges and universities receive $41 million in federal coronavirus aid
Half the money distributed under the federal relief package must go directly to students.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Colby College postpones graduation, but looks to acknowledge class in remote alternative
The Waterville college also decided recently that students with on-campus jobs will be paid for the rest of the semester.
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Monday’s Waterville school board meeting postponed to April 27
The board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. April 27 at Waterville Junior High School and the public may watch via live stream through the school’s web site.