Multiple cases of coronavirus in students and staff have prompted the superintendents in both districts to close the affected schools — Lawrence Junior High School and Upper Kennebec Valley Jr./Sr. High School.
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‘It’s like doing two jobs’: Somerset County teachers struggle to meet demands of hybrid learning
As Regional School Unit 74 prepares for discussions on the third phase of its reopening plan, a teacher expresses concerns she and colleagues share, including fatigue and burnout.
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Parents urge Gardiner-area schools to stay in remote learning
Maine School Administrative District 11 is planning to resume in-person learning Nov. 9.
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Four Maine counties now designated ‘yellow’ in state’s reopening advisory system
Knox and Franklin counties have been added to the state’s list of places where hybrid instruction is recommended, while Waldo County has returned to green but is being closely watched.
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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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Three Maine counties now designated ‘yellow’ in school reopening system
Somerset, Waldo and Washington counties are now designated as “yellow” in the state’s school re-opening advisory system.
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Hall-Dale graduate returns to take over for former longtime music teacher
Deb Large is retiring and her former student, David Morris, will be taking her place.
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Augusta-area technical students take part in Totally Trades Careers, an event aimed at girls across the state
The annual Maine Department of Education event, created to connect more girls to trades careers, went virtual this year.
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Judge slams DeVos for rejecting 94% of student loan relief claims
A federal judge threatens to suspend the agency from rejecting further requests, saying its approach ‘hangs borrowers out to dry.’
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School districts face end-of-year deadline to spend CARES money
Schools must figure out how to spend the money in the next two months without any plans for how coronavirus-related costs might be paid for after December.