After studying what it would take to return students to in-person learning five days a week, Augusta officials decided it ‘wasn’t feasible’ to change the schedule for the last 40 days of the school year.
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Carrabec schools to go completely in-person this fall, superintendent says
Regional School Unit 74 Superintendent Mike Tracy told the board of directors Wednesday evening that the district will eliminate hybrid and remote learning options.
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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.
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Son of former Richmond police chief told student with loaded gun to tell the teacher
Tripp MacMaster, 11, said he learned from his father what to do in a situation similar to the incident at Richmond’s Marcia Buker Elementary School on Tuesday.
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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.
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Augusta public schools present proposed 2021-2022 budget, with no tax increase, to city councilors
While the city school department includes a 0.35% spending increase, no additional taxes will be required to meet the revenue needs for next school year’s budget.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hallowell-area school board divided on early release days, plan to continue discussion next week
Regional School Unit 2 will be sending another survey out to parents to gather their input about how they would prefer staff development time be managed.