A delay in construction springs students to work on teachers’ projects in the vicinity of the school and provides opportunity to participate in design of school.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Hundreds come to Augusta Elks Lodge on Saturday for school supplies, dwarfing expectations
The turnout showed how much need there is in the community, organizers said.
Bingham, Moscow receive additional state funding for schools
Budget hearing set for Aug. 31; referendum Sept. 5 for third try on spending package.
New school year brings new challenges for autistic children
A Winthrop family has tried to maintain as much routine as possible over the summer to help smooth the transition back to school.
USM receives grant to develop social justice curriculum, courses
The National Education Association grant is intended to give students opportunities and course credit to learn about social justice and diversity.
Construction on Kennebec Montessori School underway
The $938,000 addition is thanks to a loan program from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Augusta Elks to provide free school supplies on Saturday
The back to school giveaway is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Augusta Elks Lodge at 397 Civic Center Drive.
Three teachers named finalists for Maine Teacher of the Year
The finalists will now have interviews and a school site visit before the teacher of the year is announced.
No classrooms yet? No problem for new charter high school in Skowhegan
Cornville Regional Charter School’s ninth grade to begin Monday with a couple of weeks of off-site studies.
UMaine Presque Isle wins grant initially rejected because of line spacing
Sen. Susan Collins praises the Department of Education’s reversal of an ‘absurd bureaucratic decision.’