While some parents said it was time to stop a disruptive practice, others have protested that the change has deprived them of cherished time to check in on their children.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Massabesic Middle School student diagnosed with chicken pox
RSU 57 says the single case has been confirmed by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Education secretary warns of student debt crisis
Betsy DeVos blames the Obama administration and its 2010 takeover of federal student loans, which stopped private banks from giving out federally subsidized loans.
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Scarborough sees chance to refocus with superintendent stepping down
Julie Kukenberger, who was involved in several months of controversy, says she will continue to lead the school district in advance of her departure next summer.
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Midcoast teacher who won a $1 million education prize is sentenced for shoplifting
Nancie Atwell, who was honored in 2015 for her work at the school she founded in Edgecomb, said in court that a previously undiagnosed mental illness contributed to her compulsion to shoplift.
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School district’s snow-day alternative draws interest
Lewiston and Auburn officials want to see how well Camden-Rockport’s remote school day plan works.
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Lunder Foundation’s $3 million gift to MECA will increase financial aid
Most of the money will go toward relieving the burden of student debt, while some will be used on the college’s strategic plan.
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Board of Education to visit Fairfield Primary, school is first on construction priority list
The board oversees approval of school construction projects, and school officials expect the board to tour the building that has developed problems.
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Winslow and Waterville schools to introduce anonymous threat-reporting system
The around-the-clock app, website and hotline service, called Say Something, could be implemented at area schools by June. The system was developed by families of victims of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Maranacook schools propose $5.8 million facilities bond
Public hearings are scheduled in Manchester, Mount Vernon, Readfield and Wayne in advance of a Jan. 8, 2019, referendum.