Report shows significant lack of quality child care in rural Maine communities

Schools and Education

Published
January 27, 2021

Report shows significant lack of quality child care in rural Maine communities

The effects of this need are far-reaching, but a statewide effort to improve the situation could turn around the lives of children in rural areas such as Somerset County.
Published
January 26, 2021

Winslow- and Skowhegan-based school districts report another 3 cases of COVID-19

Two staff members in Skowhegan-based Maine School Administrative District 54 and a person connected to Winslow Elementary School have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Published
January 26, 2021

Readfield-, Richmond-area middle schools report positive COVID-19 cases

Maranacook Community Middle School and Richmond Middle School will be operating with a fully remote learning model until Monday.
Published
January 25, 2021

Winslow School Board ponders athletic competition with teams in ‘yellow’ counties

The girls ice hockey team would see their schedule go from 12 games to two.
Published
January 25, 2021

Gardiner-, Readfield-area schools report positive COVID-19 cases

Maine School Administrative District 11 schools will continue with hybrid learning, while Maranacook Community High School will utilize remote learning through Tuesday.
Published
January 25, 2021

Case of COVID-19 reported at Winslow High School

Winslow Public Schools now had eight cases of the coronavirus since the beginning of the school year.
Published
January 24, 2021

Brunswick superintendent urges Mills to prioritize vaccines for teachers

Brunswick Superintendent Phil Potenziano argued in a Jan. 15 letter to Gov. Janet Mills that vaccinating education staff will allows schools to return to more in-person learning.
Published
January 24, 2021

In-person learning suffers as COVID-19 quarantines deplete Maine school staffs

As more teachers and staff are forced into quarantine due to coronavirus exposure, schools are increasingly switching to remote learning because of staffing shortages.
Published
January 23, 2021

During pandemic, esports growing fast in Maine schools as comforting team play

A group of three seniors at Messalonskee High School in Oakland are debuting an esports team this spring, as interest in the virtual sport skyrockets across the state.
Published
January 22, 2021

Gardiner-area school board member disagrees with in-person learning transition plan

The Maine School Administrative District 11 school board gave Superintendent Pat Hopkins authority to decide when students could return to school, but Elissa Tracey now says she's concerned about the plan for some to return as early as Feb. 1.