About 3 hours after warning students to seek shelter indoors, the school posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, ‘All clear. All clear. Resume normal activities.’
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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As students head back to school, some districts struggle to find the staffing to serve them
The problem is particularly severe in Skowhegan-based Maine School Administrative District 54, which still needs more than 20 educational technicians as the 2023-24 school year launches.
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Local schools make last-minute push to prepare for new students from asylum-seeking families
In Freeport and Sanford, schools have hired English instructors and made other adjustments needed to welcome dozens of new students.
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‘This is where I’m meant to be’: Maine teachers prepare for school year with hope
As they prepare to begin a challenging new school year, we asked five Maine teachers to share their thoughts and their goals. Here’s what they had to say.
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School year in Maine begins with familiar staffing shortages
Special-education teachers are in especially short supply.
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RSU 9 food pantry to receive $10,000 donation
In a collaboration between the RSU 9 food pantry, the Tyngtown Club and Dr. Steven Quackenbush, the pantry will rename their backpack program “Anita’s Hope”, in honor of Quackenbush’s mother.
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Farmington school’s lunchroom gets a facelift
RSU 9 Director of Food Service Andrew Hutchins reported the success of the summer lunch program and the completion of Cascade Brook School’s lunchroom renovations on Tuesday, Aug. 22.
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USM to offer special education bachelor’s degree
A shortage of special education educators is affecting school districts across Maine.
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School districts based in Gardiner, Hallowell and Winthrop launch shared adult education program
Course registration for the Kennebec Neighbors Adult Education Program is expected to open next week.
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RSU 9 reports transportation, custodial services in better shape than last year
Director of Transportation and Facilities Richard Joseph Jr. reported on Tuesday, Aug 8, that in spite of losing a driver and a mechanic in the last year, staffing is in better shape compared to previous years.