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About a month ago, Evanston Township High School senior Maisy Kobernik-Pollack, who identifies as genderfluid, put together an anonymous survey to evaluate students of all gender identities’ experiences at the school. They said they felt disheartened by the results from one simple question in particular: “Are you satisfied with the way things are?” The majority...

KITTERY, Maine — Less than three weeks away from its scheduled installation, Horace Mitchell Primary School’s Project Playground initiative is seeking a final infusion of donations to cover remaining project costs. Replacing the school’s current playground, which is around two decades old, according to school Principal Allison Gamache, costs roughly $225,000. The playground will feature monkey bars, a zipline, an updated swing set and numerous climbing structures and more. Gamache said ...

The Waterville Board of Education heard from school principals last week about plans for summer activities to help make up for academic and social-emotional loss students experienced during a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic.

TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A closure of Derry Area Middle and High School is extended through the rest of the week because five more coronavirus cases were reported, according to Superintendent Eric Curry. In-person classes will resume Monday. At Derry Area, the extended closure will allow for continued contact tracing and cleaning at the school, Curry said. All middle and high school students will do rem...

Action plan coming together to make Selma High School safer Selma High School was the scene of a shooting near the cafeteria in early April. (Source: WSFA 12 News) By Bryan Henry | April 23, 2021 at 4:56 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 4:56 PM SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - Friday was another major brainstorming session at Selma High School to deal with the aftermath of the shots fired inside the school three weeks ago. The “home of the Saints” became home to a high-profile meeting Friday that in...

State education board makes FAFSA applications or waivers a requirement The Alabama State Board of Education approved a proposal to require filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. (Source: WSFA 12 News) By WSFA Staff | April 8, 2021 at 7:02 PM EDT - Updated April 8 at 10:09 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama State Board of Education approved a proposal to make filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid a requirement. The new policy is to ensure that ...

Staff reports Wicked Local Burlington students will have good old fashioned snow day on Tuesday with no remote or in-person learning, according to an announcement from Superintendent Eric Conti. School was also dismissed early on Monday, ahead of the fast moving storm, which is expected to bring seven to 15 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Andy Pohl, a meteorologist at the National Weather Center in Gray, Maine, provided an update Sunday on the storm expected to hit New Engla...

School districts in Fairfield, Waterville and Skowhegan report new cases of COVID-19 Three individuals from Maine School Administrative District 49, 54 and Waterville Public Schools have tested positive for COVID-19. Share Superintendents from school districts in Waterville and based in Fairfield and Skowhegan have each reported new cases of COVID-19. MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT 49 In a letter published Wednesday on the Fairfield-based district’s website, Superintendent Roberta Hers...

Mid-Maine Technical Center in Waterville reports case of COVID-19 Close contacts to the person who tested positive include three Waterville Senior High School students. Share WATERVILLE — A person associated with the Mid-Maine Technical Center at Waterville Senior High School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Superintendent Eric Haley. Haley said Thursday the school nurse, Jean Cote, has been working with the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention since learning of the po...

The Halifax County Schools Vikings Information Technology (IT) Help Desk, based on the campus of Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy, will prepare students for a career pathway in Computer Engineering and other Information Technology pathways, according to a press release. The IT Help Desk is an internship work-based opportunity, which offers skilled students an opportunity to get paid for working the Help Desk while in school and a chance for employment in a technological occupation upo...