Grandparents have been pressed into service to provide childcare and teaching help during the coronavirus pandemic, when parents have to work and education has shifted to remote models.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UMA prison education partnership to expand after receiving a nearly million-dollar grant
The grant will help hire a new director, expand the humanities classes offered and allow UMA to purchase new technology for the program.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lisbon schools increase in-person learning as COVID numbers decline in Androscoggin County
The Lisbon School Committee voted Thursday to move students in PreK to grade 8 to full in-person learning starting Feb. 22 and agreed to keep Lisbon High School in the current mix of in-person and remote learning until March 1.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education, Varsity Maine
COVID-19 case linked to Feb. 11 Winslow-Waterville high school boys basketball game
Officials have conducted contact-tracing for the person who tested positive, and school in both districts is still scheduled to resume under their hybrid learning models on Monday.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education, Uncategorized
Proposed law would require Maine schools to teach African American history
The measure, which would also require schools to teach about the history of genocide, comes as states across the U.S. are examining how they’re teaching about racial and social injustice.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
For students who need help, there are resources — if they know where to find them
While seeing the signs of mental health distress can be challenging, a Pittston mother and NAMI Maine representative have seen the need for community support to help students navigate their hard times.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Self-care, regular check-ins needed to help students maintain mental health
Hall-Dale Middle School teacher Dani Quirion has seen positive changes in her students since incorporating mindfulness exercises with her sixth-graders.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
UMaine System campuses plan virtual graduation ceremonies this spring
Some students are criticizing the plan to forgo in-person graduations this spring because of uncertainty about the pandemic and the safety of large gatherings.
Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely, U.S. CDC says in new guidance
The president has been caught between competing interests as he works to get students in the classroom without spurning the powerful teachers unions that helped get him elected.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Proposed 2021-22 budget for RSU 73 is up almost $600k
But state and carryover funds are expected to offset part of it. Special education and debt service make up the majority of the increase for Jay, Livermore, Livermore Falls.