Maine teachers experiencing ‘a school year like never before’
As teachers and staff in central Maine struggle to resume classroom teaching, one expert says it might be time to reassess how teachers and staff are supported.
View ArticleSchool staffing shortages persist, worsened by rising COVID-19 cases
With few substitute teachers or bus drivers to fill in for absent and quarantined staff, school employees from administrators to custodians are stepping up to help. Sometimes, it's not enough.
View ArticleAnti-mask mandate group says it will protest outside central Maine school...
Nick Blanchard, founder of Maine Patriots With Attitude, wouldn't say when or where these would take place.
View ArticlePortland may offer $3,000 bonus for new bus drivers
The city's school board also may allow staff and volunteers to drive students to and from school in private vehicles because of the critical staffing shortage.
View ArticleMaine commission on college debt to start meeting this week
The Maine Legislature created the commission to study the impact that education debt has on Maine residents.
View ArticleAugusta athletes will be required to have regular COVID tests for winter sports
The decision to mandate pool testing for athletes, made last week by the Augusta Board of Education, came on recommendation from Athletic Director Jon Millett and is backed by the coaches.
View ArticleRichmond school buses will not run for a 3rd week in a row after COVID-19 cases
Superintendent Tonya Arnold said Tuesday she could not offer any more information on the situation, which officials have confirmed started because of the impact of COVID-19 on staff.
View ArticlePortland school board approves $3,000 bonuses for bus drivers, allows rides...
The votes come a day after Portland Public Schools' first cancellation of a bus route this year caused by staffing shortages.
View ArticleGreely High School moves to remote learning for Thursday
The superintendent says multiple COVID-19 cases revealed by pooled testing prompted his decision to go remote.
View ArticleNew Hampshire governor condemns tweet offering ‘bounty’ on teachers
A group offered to pay $500 to the first person who “catches” a public school teacher violating the state's new limits on the discussion of systemic racism and other topics.
View ArticleUMaine System providing paid leave for COVID-19 vaccination boosters
The announcement comes two days after Gov. Janet Mills said all Maine residents 18 and older who have been fully vaccinated are now eligible for a free booster.
View ArticlePortland school district selected for program to expand educator diversity
As part of the program, Portland Public Schools will receive a $25,000 grant to help analyze current systems and practices and take input from the community.
View ArticleClosed by the pandemic and then a fire, Westbrook High School will reopen to...
Students have a staggered schedule for orientation next week, and they will all return to the building Dec. 6.
View ArticleWaterville board chair tells anti-mask mandate activist schools will follow...
Nick Blanchard, founder of the group Patriots with Attitude, spoke to the Waterville Board of Education on Monday, asking what can be done to get schools to remove the mask-wearing mandate.
View ArticleHallowell-area school district denies unvaccinated athlete’s request to play...
The request by Hall-Dale junior TJ Wilson has touched off questions about the local process for evaluating exemptions to pandemic protocols.
View ArticleFormer Portland ed tech pleads not guilty to federal sex crimes
Benjamin Conroy was terminated from his job at Portland Public Schools on Oct. 27.
View ArticleMitchell Institute is getting a new leader in the new year
A nonprofit founded by retired U.S. Sen. George Mitchell to improve college outcomes for Maine students is getting a new leader
View ArticlePortland schools continue to see more chronic absenteeism amid pandemic
The most dramatic racial disparity impacts Latino high school students, for whom the chronic absenteeism rate is 38 percent, compared to 19 percent for their white peers.
View ArticleKennebunk-area school board pushes back on effort to recall two members
Former RSU 21 school board Chair Norm Archer says he plans to submit affidavits to recall two board members to the Kennebunk town office Monday.
View ArticleRecall effort targets two board members in Kennebunk-area school district
Residents behind the effort cite a variety of reasons, including teacher attrition, increases in human resources spending and the lack of a school board curriculum committee.
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