A Cony High School senior created an online group with friends to connect, while Monmouth Academy students took the lead on revamping its website to allow for greater communication.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Bowdoin College updates COVID-19 status, slowly easing some restrictions
The college, which has three active cases of COVID-19, crept out of the reopening phase Monday morning.
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For students who need help, there are resources — if they know where to find them
While seeing the signs of mental health distress can be challenging, a Pittston mother and NAMI Maine representative have seen the need for community support to help students navigate their hard times.
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Self-care, regular check-ins needed to help students maintain mental health
Hall-Dale Middle School teacher Dani Quirion has seen positive changes in her students since incorporating mindfulness exercises with her sixth-graders.
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Bingham-based MSAD 13 School Board votes to not make up snow days
The board met Feb. 9 and voted for students and staff to not have to make up any snow days in 2021.
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UMaine System campuses plan virtual graduation ceremonies this spring
Some students are criticizing the plan to forgo in-person graduations this spring because of uncertainty about the pandemic and the safety of large gatherings.
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Augusta gets $1.6 million donation for artificial turf field, other work at Cony’s Alumni Field
Philanthropist Robert G. Fuller Jr. has increased his contribution to the project that had been put on hold due to financial challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and higher than expected costs.
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Sheepscot Valley-area finances feeling effect of students staying home
With more students opting to learn at home, Regional School Unit 12 is receiving fewer subsidies and seeing a financial impact to its budget.
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Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely, U.S. CDC says in new guidance
The president has been caught between competing interests as he works to get students in the classroom without spurning the powerful teachers unions that helped get him elected.
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Maine Catholic schools celebrate 100 days of in-person learning
“The efforts and dedication of our school communities have been lauded by not only the church, but by the wider community,” said Marianne Pelletier, superintendent of Maine Catholic schools.