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Maine homeschoolers turn farms, forests into living classrooms
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (1420+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE:This story is the third in a series examining homeschooling in rural Maine and its growing popularity. At Sweet Tomatoes Learning Center in Jay, getting outside and interacting with nature takes centerstage. Working with animals has become a…...
The big move’s little challenges were well worth the effort | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (548+ words) My wife woke up the morning of the big move with what we thought was food poisoning, only to realize two days later when my mom came down with the same symptoms that it was a stomach bug. That put…...
For some western Maine families, homeschooling is all about having choice
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1391+ words) EDITOR'S NOTE:This story is the second of three parts examining home schooling in rural Maine and its growing popularity. JAY " Parents who choose to homeschool their children say that decision is not a rejection of learning or teachers, but…...
Jay woman’s 20 years of homeschooling built around family
1+ mon, 2+ week 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
1+ mon, 2+ week 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
4+ mon, 1+ day 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
4+ mon, 1+ 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
4+ mon, 1+ 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
4+ mon, 4+ 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
6+ mon, 3+ day 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…...