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Schools and Education

Published
August 6, 2021

Schools reopen with masks optional in many U.S. classrooms

Some states are leaving it up to local schools whether students have to wear masks and others leave it up to the parents.
Published
August 6, 2021

UMaine women excel on the basketball court. They’re even better in the classroom.

The Black Bears had a collective 3.90 GPA in the 2020-21 school year, best of any women's basketball team in the nation. No other program in Maine's conference placed in the top 25.
Published
August 5, 2021

Maine awards over $2 million to schools for remote learning pilot projects

The projects are being funded through a $16.9 million federal grant to Maine to develop innovative remote learning models in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
August 2, 2021

Maine schools weigh masks, vaccines and pooled testing for fall return

With the start of classes about a month away, superintendents are taking their time with decisions, knowing there could still be more changes with COVID-19 and the latest guidance.
Published
July 31, 2021

Mask guidance divides parents heading into new school year

The CDC recommends indoor masks for all teachers, staff, students and visitors at schools nationwide, regardless of vaccination status.

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Published
July 30, 2021

Somerville, Rumford-area school districts to split nearly $100,000 USDA grant for food programs

Regional School Unit 12 will use funds to make its locally sourced food programs more sustainable, while Regional School Unit 10 is hoping to strengthen its efforts to bring healthy meals to students.
Published
July 29, 2021

Maine panel of experts weighs in on how schools can open safely amid COVID

A pediatrician, a family physician and an elementary school principal at a virtual forum discussed vaccines, mask policies and other factors that will play into opening schools safely this fall.
Published
July 29, 2021

Mt. Blue schools: Students through grade 8, all unvaccinated through grade 12 to wear masks for new school year

The Board of Directors reviewed plans for the 2021-22 school year, and discussed the district's difficulty filling open positions.
Published
July 28, 2021

Longtime Richmond teacher, coach to take on elementary principal role

Troy Kendrick has been hired as principal of Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond, following Tom McKee's decision to return to teaching.
Published
July 28, 2021

With vaccine mandates for students in place, Bates College eyes a return to near normal in the fall

Vaccinated students will no longer need masks and won't have to stay 6 feet apart anymore as most COVID-19 restrictions are dropped at the Lewiston campus.