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Central Maine technical schools try to make best of bad situation
Classes at Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta and Mid-Maine Technical Center in Waterville move on via social media, but lack of hands-on learning takes its toll.
Hallowell-area school superintendent leaving job for medical reasons
Regional School Unit 2 Superintendent Cheri Towle will resign April 30 and current acting superintendent Mary Paine will fill the position during a search for a new person for the post.
Class of 2020 tries to navigate a job market in chaos
Victims of bad timing, graduating college students are struggling to launch their careers in the midst of a global pandemic.
Maine Catholic schools will use remote learning through rest of school year
“This is obviously a difficult recommendation to accept but, as always, the safety of everyone in our school communities is our primary concern,” said Marianne Pelletier, superintendent of Maine Catholic Schools.
For families of students with disabilities, remote learning brings added stress
Students with disabilities often need extra attention, and their parents are now cut off from the support that schools provide.
Augusta plans to continue educating students without grading them
The plan approved by the school board may include remote instruction on some aspects of the school curriculum, but does not involve grading — or requiring — student work.
More central Maine schools to close, go fully online until end of the school year
After a Tuesday recommendation from the Department of Education commissioner, many schools decided Friday to close their doors and continue remote learning through the rest of this year’s academic calendar.
Augusta students’ grades could be based on pre-pandemic classwork
Educational guidelines proposed by school administrators would encourage, but not require, online learning.
Many central Maine school buildings to remain closed for rest of school year
Some superintendents announced plans Thursday to continue remote or distance learning through June, following Tuesday’s recommendation by Maine’s education commissioner. Others are taking a wait-and-see position.