The numbers represent a big jump from the 14 outbreaks reported one week ago, but school and state officials say community transmission is driving the spread.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Two directors resign from Mt. Blue school board
Jesse Sillanpaa cited mask mandates, and Craig Stickney cited blocked funding as reasons.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Most central Maine school districts lag state average for vaccinated staff members
Statewide, 75.6% of school staff members are fully vaccinated, meaning they have received two shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the one-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Temporary mask mandate imposed for students at Carrabec schools
The mandate will begin Monday and last for 14 days; the Regional School Unit 74 board also adopted a response plan that will guide the district when additional COVID-19 cases are recorded.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Readfield-area school district targets learning gaps with COVID-19 relief funds
Regional School Unit 38 is to receive $1.49 million from the federal Elementary and Secondary School Elementary Relief Fund.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Virus outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning
The disruptions – and the risk that youngsters will fall further behind academically – have been unsettling for parents and educators alike.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Percentage of vaccinated school staff varies widely across Maine: See your school’s vaccination rate
An average of 76% of school employees in Maine are vaccinated, but individual schools vary widely, new state data shows.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Madison schools abruptly go remote amid COVID-19 outbreaks in Somerset County
Madison-based Maine School Administrative District 59, which was not requiring its students or staff to wear masks inside school buildings, is now offering remote learning to its 560 students.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Most Maine school districts have yet to start pooled testing for COVID-19
Some districts that have yet to launch pooled testing say they expected a lag between the start of school and the start of testing to allow time to set up and solicit permission from parents.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Schools and Education
School vaccine campaigns targeting students face blowback
Across the U.S., family politics and pressure from Republicans come into play as vaccine-hesitant parents are struggling with vaccine-seeking teenagers set on getting their shots.