Rhonda Decontie, a UMA alumni, and Judge Eric Mehnert started the Healing to Wellness Court program at Penobscot Nation Tribal Court, which has shown great success.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Anti-mask mandate group says it will protest outside central Maine school board members’ homes
Nick Blanchard, founder of Maine Patriots With Attitude, wouldn’t say when or where these would take place.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
School 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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Central Maine teachers experiencing ‘a school year like never before’
As teachers and staff struggle to resume classroom teaching, one expert says it might be time to reassess how teachers and staff are supported.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News, Schools and Education
Unusual collaboration benefits latest Waterville Opera House production
The Opera House turned to Kennebec Valley Community College and its 3D printing club to make the murder weapons used in the play “Clue,” which opened Friday.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Democrats aim to dramatically reshape child care, preschool
The proposal would provide all 3- and 4-year-old children with universal access to preschool, the largest expansion of free education since high school was added about 100 years ago.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
‘It was refreshing’: Sabattus-based school board hears community concerns on universal masking
More than 130 people participated in a public forum online and in person at Sabattus Primary School.
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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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Watch video: RSU 4 discusses its universal masking policy
Members of Regional School Unit 4 board will make a presentation and take questions from residents of Sabattus, Wales and Litchfield on the district’s universal masking policy.
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Mt. Blue proposes COVID-19 policy for winter athletics
Guidelines include required pooled testing for all athletes and smaller audiences.