Mason King was hired as an IT specialist for Region 9 School of Applied Technology.
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Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Mexico Middle School adding more days in classrooms
Seventh- and eighth-graders will begin four days of in-person classes starting April 26.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Student seeking refund for canceled study-abroad program takes case to appeals court
A Harvard College student who was sent home from Europe when the pandemic hit is arguing that she and other students should get refunds from the Portland-based Council on International Education Exchange.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine schools to fund summer programs, safe reopenings with federal relief money
School districts must spend at least 20% of their allocations to address learning loss, and some superintendents say they are also looking at summer programming and additional staffing.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Number of COVID-19 cases at Bates College keeps rising
Bates College has 77 COVID-19 cases among students and two-thirds of its isolation housing is full.
Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
Education Department reviewing campus sexual assault rules
Then-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos narrowed the definition of sexual harassment and limited colleges’ authority to investigate claims arising beyond campus.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Richmond police respond to elementary school for student who brought loaded gun to school
Police said the student self reported the gun when bringing it to a staff member, adding everyone was safe and no threats were made in the incident.
Posted inSchools & Education, Uncategorized
UMaine System encourages students to get vaccinations, with eligibility expanding
Students aren’t required to get vaccinated but the university system is strongly encouraging it because of concerns that younger people are driving up coronavirus cases statewide.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Proposed budget for Mexico tech school includes $2,314 cut to current spending
The Region 9 School of Applied Technology board of directors is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the proposed $2.3 million budget for 2021-22.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston schools seeing surge in COVID-19 cases
Cases have also ticked up in Auburn schools, but not as dramatically.