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Jay woman’s 20 years of homeschooling built around family
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (1499+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is the first of three parts examining homeschooling in rural Maine and its growing popularity. JAY " For longtime Franklin County homeschooling parent Lisa Berry, of Jay, homeschooling was never just an educational decision, it was a…...
Listen to clinicians, not politicians, on vaccines | Letter
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (211+ words) It's not a question: Vaccines save lives. In 2018, for example, it's estimated that 700,000 children between 0-5 years of age died worldwide from vaccine-preventable infectious disease. Upending years of science, the current federal administration has chosen to change the childhood vaccination recommendation…...
Federal government can prevent crisis of child hunger | Opinion
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (440+ words) Nicole Witherbee is president and CEO of the John T. Gorman Foundation. Children depend on adults for their safety, health and well-being. Of course, these adults include the parents and caregivers they interact with every day along with the many others…...
Do more than 10,000 Maine children lack health insurance? | Fact brief
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (175+ words) Nearly 11,900 Maine children lacked health insurance in 2023, the most recent year for which data is available. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maine had the highest rate of uninsured kids in New England at 4.6%. Massachusetts had the lowest rate in the…...
Long Creek career day gives residents virtual, immersive look at future jobs
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (330+ words) SOUTH PORTLAND " The gymnasium doors opened and a handful of teens in black sneakers and khaki pants raced to a table set up with virtual reality headsets. Soon, the residents of Long Creek Youth Development Center were waving their hands…...
Let’s rid Maine’s campuses of the stench of Yik Yak | Opinion
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (914+ words) Makayla Wrigley is a nursing student at the University of Maine at Farmington and an aspiring physician. She works in long-term care and pediatric behavioral health. Too frequently, I'm reminded that an unsettling percentage of University of Maine at Farmington…...
What to know about back to school in Augusta
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (353+ words) With Labor Day signaling the end of summer, most students in the Augusta School Department prepare to head back to school starting Tuesday. Students in first through seventh grade and freshman at Cony High School will start on Tuesday; eighth…...
Why outdoor learning matters for Maine kids | Opinion
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (500+ words) With a Centralmaine.com subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. As a tween, I spent every winter Friday on the ski bus to Pat's Peak in New Hampshire and I dreamed of being an art teacher. Today, I get…...
Let’s not miss this chance for more quality child care access | Letter
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (392+ words) I write regarding the April 7 article, published in the Press Herald, "Maine parents, health care workers again spar over bills to roll back vaccine requirements in school," which was addressing two pieces of legislation aimed at rolling back religious exemptions…...
Junior Achievement of Maine to host competition at 8 locations
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (363+ words) WATERVILLE " Junior Achievement of Maine ... providing a real-world simulation that puts students in the CEO seat to run a cell phone company. The challenge is part of the JA Titan Experience ... WATERVILLE " Junior Achievement of Maine is set to host…...