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PublishedOctober 29, 2022
Winthrop, Somerville schools receive federal funding for electric buses
Winthrop received funding for four electric buses and Somerville-based RSU 12 received funding for two electric buses through EPA Clean School Bus Program.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2022
Augusta-area schools seek grant funding for electric buses, but officials question practicality of vehicles in rural areas
If approved, three Augusta-area school districts could receive a total of eight electric school buses that would arrive by October 2024.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2022
Winthrop school district adopts COVID-19 guidelines for upcoming school year, drops remote learning option
The rules build upon recently updated recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2022
Winthrop Public Schools selects new leaders for middle, high schools as administrative shuffle ripples through region
Schools across central Maine are seeing shifts in leadership ahead of the new school year, which begins in a few weeks.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2022
With school out for the summer, Maine teachers take on 2nd, 3rd jobs
Historically, about 20% of teachers across the country have taken on secondary jobs across the country during the school year. In the summer, that figure rose to about 33%, according to the latest national data.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2022
Winthrop School Committee approves $12.63 million budget proposal
The proposed budget, which represents a 3.1% increase to current spending, next goes residents, who are scheduled to vote June 14.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Young artist discovers he has been working at great-grandfather’s Winthrop school desk
Adrien Polky, a fourth grader, finds his great-grandfather's name carved into the desk the boy uses at school. The great-grandfather, Wayne Healey, also of Winthrop, was a gifted artist, too.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2022
Some Augusta-area school boards express confusion over new COVID-19 guidelines
The standard operating procedures changed last week and central Maine schools are figuring out how to adapt.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Winthrop Public Schools to increase substitute teacher pay to be more competitive
Effective Nov. 29, Winthrop is set to boost the daily wage for substitute teachers to $110 from $90 to attract more candidates, putting the pay more in line with surrounding districts.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
Winthrop teachers’ union members plead for school closure
After the Winthrop School Committee opted to extend Thanksgiving break, the Winthrop Education Association said Wednesday that its members don't think that's enough to slow the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the schools.
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