Changes reflect CDC and state education recommendations.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Colby College sees surge in COVID-19 cases as students return to campus
College reports 106 cases at its Waterville campus, including 90 students.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Some Augusta-area school boards express confusion over new COVID-19 guidelines
The standard operating procedures changed last week and central Maine schools are figuring out how to adapt.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Owls Head man arrested for refusing to wear mask or leave high school
The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.
Posted inSchools and Education
Farmington school board decreases quarantine requirements, amends COVID-19 policies
Changes reflect CDC and state education recommendations.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
UMaine System students who have not received COVID boosters will be tested weekly
The new COVID protocol requirement, announced Monday, will take effect when classes resume Jan. 18.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Superintendent of Hallowell-area school district on months-long leave to ‘work through some health issues’
Tonya Arnold, superintendent of RSU 2, is taking an eight-week leave of absence to focus on her health.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Students and teachers return from winter break facing uncertainty
New guidelines are aimed at keeping students in school during an anticipated omicron surge, while one district reported dozens of positive cases on Monday alone.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge
The return from schools’ winter break will be different than planned for some.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Facing an existential crisis, some colleges do something increasingly rare: Adapt
Schools such as the Maine College of Art & Design are confronting demographic realities that have been shrinking enrollment in higher education for 10 years.