Mark Bauer, the lawyer for Regional School Unit 2, says the town and district have finalized details of the separation.
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School nurses on the front lines of fighting COVID-19 and keeping schools open
Between contact tracing, testing and educational outreach, they are taking on new duties essential to keeping schools open this year.
Maine to receive $183 million for schools in latest coronavirus relief package
The funding is part of $82 billion in emergency relief funds that have been allocated to support education nationwide.
Our View: Lessons to be learned from hybrid schools
Figuring out why some students fall behind while others are making gains will be crucial information after the pandemic.
For some central Maine students with special learning services, remote learning doesn’t work
School districts are learning many special service programs are unable to be replicated on a remote level — leaving some students facing a regression in their learning.
Maine public school enrollments drop amid pandemic
More families are choosing to home-school or send their children to private schools, and the drop in public school enrollment can have financial implications for districts.
Another View: Goodbye to Betsy DeVos, who survived by accomplishing almost nothing
Her agenda as education secretary was mostly to push private schools and create fertile ground for sketchy for-profit colleges.
Musical family takes Oakland-based RSU 18 chorus international
Choral directors Kevin and Pam Rhein are working with their daughter and son-in-law on a choral collaboration with the Marymount International School in Rome, Italy.
Portland’s East End Community School goes remote because of staff quarantines
Two people associated with the elementary school tested positive and two dozen are now in quarantine.
Maine Voices: Be your child’s parent, not their friend
If you are a parent who is not satisfied with your relationship with your kids, recommit yourself to preparing them for life.