Reading together for 20 minutes a day when your children are young will bear fruit for years to come, says Maine’s 2022 Mother of the Year.
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Messalonskee High School principal receives top state award
Paula Callan becomes the first educator to win both the Maine Principal of the Year Award and the Maine Assistant Principal of the Year Award since the founding of the Maine Principals’ Association in 1992.
Amy Calder: A day with Skowhegan’s Class of 1947 is a journey through time
A small group that graduated 75 years ago from Skowhegan High School and Bloomfield Academy gather monthly to play cards, have lunch and reminisce, Amy Calder writes.
Massachusetts school employee files complaint over remote work request she says led to firing
A middle school counselor and social worker says she was unfairly fired after requesting to work from home because she is pregnant and has other health issues.
Amy Calder: A little thank you can go a long way
Volunteers at the Universalist Unitarian Church in Waterville have been making bag lunches for school staff and bus drivers as a way to thank them for their work during the pandemic, Amy Calder writes.
House approves climate science training funds for Maine teachers
The $3 million state grant program would encourage school districts to partner with community nonprofits to build climate science training plans for teachers.
Waterville Planning Board approves Colby College residence hall project, considers school addition plan
The four 10,000-square-foot modular dormitory buildings are to be built to the east of Johnson Pond on the Colby campus, house 200 students and include apartments for faculty members.
Nokomis students, parents protest mask mandate, storm school vestibule
The disruption occurred Friday at Nokomis Regional Middle School in Newport and involved school staff who tried to stop the group, but no arrests were made and there were no suspensions or disciplinary actions taken.
Mills speaks on expansion of UMF childhood, early education center
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) has been given the stamp of approval by the UMaine-System to expand its Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center. The expansion, according to a release, will enable UMF to care for more infants and toddlers. Additionally, it will allow UMF to increase enrollment to its […]
Photos: Gov. Janet Mills speaks in Farmington about child care workforce shortage
The expansion at University of Maine Farmington’s Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center aims to provide more child care services and education training in the region.