After just six months on the job, Superintendent Monica Henson was placed on administrative leave Jan. 26, following allegations of improperly physically restraining a child and a no-confidence vote by the teachers’ union.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Maranacook Community High School to remain remote Tuesday as COVID-19 spike continues
Superintendent: We will make day-to-day decisions on when to resume in-person learning.
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‘My jagged path to cap and gown’: Reflections from a 23-year-old expectant high school graduate
Brianna Robinson of Auburn is just weeks away from receiving her high school diploma through Wayfinder Schools.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Finding their way: Program gives young parents an alternative path to graduation
Wayfinder Schools offers under-credited, over-aged students a second chance to earn their high school diploma.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Central Maine school districts turning to emerging bus scanning technology to address safety, driver shortages
The technology was originally installed during the pandemic to help with contact-tracing, but officials are now looking at the devices as a way of improving efficiency and safety for students.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson to speak at Colby College commencement
The college’s commencement is scheduled for May 22 and other featured speakers that weekend include artist Jamie Wyeth and Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Colleges scramble to recruit students as nationwide enrollment plunges
At stake are not only the education and career prospects of huge numbers of young adults, but also the financial health of regional colleges and universities.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Readfield-area high school to go remote due to staff shortages from uptick in COVID-19 cases
School officials can’t figure out what caused the spike, and so far only Maranacook Community High School has been impacted.
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Kennebunk voters soundly defeat effort to recall school board member
The effort to recall Tim Stentiford failed by a 1,716-516 margin, Kennebunk Town Clerk Merton Brown said late Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Gorham installing cameras to capture drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses
The cameras will automatically record license plate numbers of vehicles that illegally pass a stopped bus with its red lights flashing.