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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Augusta public schools present proposed 2021-2022 budget, with no tax increase, to city councilors
While the city school department includes a 0.35% spending increase, no additional taxes will be required to meet the revenue needs for next school year's budget.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2021
Augusta Board of Education OKs 2021-22 budget, with less-than-1% spending hike
The proposed spending plan is to be presented April 6 to the Augusta City Council.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2021
Three Augusta schools report positive COVID-19 cases
Cony Middle and High School, and Farrington and Lillian P. Hussey elementary schools will continue operate on their regular schedules.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2021
Augusta’s Cony High School to offer African American studies class next academic year
The class will be taught by T.J. Maines, starting with African history before the beginning of the United States and ending with the Black Lives Matter movement.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2020
Augusta’s Hussey Elementary School reports third positive COVID-19 case in a week
Regional School Unit 2's Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond is undergoing contact tracing.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2020
Augusta school board’s Clarke critical of district on Facebook, says social media contract can ‘kiss my ass’
In addition to negative comments about the Augusta school district's mask policy, Chris Clarke also used a curse word in reference to Gov. Janet Mills and compared her actions requiring mask to Adolf Hitler's.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
Augusta schools to go remote for week after Thanksgiving
Board of Education agrees to one-week, post-holiday remote learning plan. Board also learns of three more COVID-19 cases than reported Tuesday.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
Augusta school officials report no new COVID-19 cases after student tested positive last week
Superintendent James Anastasio said Wednesday that there are no other active cases in the school district and that other students who had been quarantining are due to return to class.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Unanimous approval of Augusta superintendent’s contract takes place without an audience
The meeting, which was open to the public, was not available on a livestreamed feed, either online or on CTV-7. Board Chairperson Ed Hastings said that was because the Capital Area Technical Center location was not set up for livestreaming.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
Olson says bias training, technology would be her top priorities as chairperson of Augusta Board of Education
Amanda Olson seeks to bring innovative discussion and ideas to the school board and city schools.
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