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Published
August 4, 2023

Following clash over flags, Gardiner high schoolers must receive approval before displaying them

Officials decided not to extend a temporary rule imposed in June only allowing the display of the American flag.
Published
June 6, 2023

Result of argument over Pride, Trump flags? Gardiner school allows only American flag

Administrators of Gardiner Area High School adopted the temporary policy after a student put a Trump flag over a Pride flag Friday.
Published
May 31, 2023

Kennebec County Teacher of the Year gives students a chance to restore alewife harvest in Gardiner

Sharon Gallant and her Gardiner Area High School students have worked with a local nonprofit for five years to collect data on the fish often used as lobster bait in hopes they can help bring the commercial harvesting industry back to the city.
Published
May 20, 2023

Culinary arts students at Augusta-based technical center learn by running school’s food trailer

Chef Heidi Parent strives to be innovative with her culinary arts program, including using COVID-19 pandemic relief funding to buy a food trailer for her students to run.
Published
February 14, 2023

School meals served on remote learning days will now be reimbursed by the state

The news could be a boon to central Maine districts that were facing thousands of dollars of unbudgeted expenses or ending the school year in late June.

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Published
February 13, 2023

School until late June or thousands of dollars in unbudgeted expenses?

Districts, including those based in Augusta, Gardiner and Winthrop, are no longer reimbursed for providing students meals on remote learning days, complicating efforts to reschedule missed hours of instruction.
Published
September 27, 2022

As strain on public school educators continues, Thomas College looks to provide a fix

The college has altered requirements that will allow students pursuing an education degree to work as substitute teachers and ed techs in public schools struggling to fill those positions.
Published
September 9, 2022

Two Augusta area schools find ‘forever chemicals’ in their water supplies

The two schools, Helen A. Thompson School in West Gardiner and Whitefield Elementary School, plan to install filtration systems in the next month.
Published
July 10, 2022

With school out for the summer, Maine teachers take on 2nd, 3rd jobs

Historically, about 20% of teachers across the country have taken on secondary jobs across the country during the school year. In the summer, that figure rose to about 33%, according to the latest national data.
Published
November 13, 2021

Maine teachers experiencing ‘a school year like never before’

As teachers and staff in central Maine struggle to resume classroom teaching, one expert says it might be time to reassess how teachers and staff are supported.