After a successful trial following Thanksgiving, city schools will use a remote learning model two days before and two weeks after the winter break.
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Adult community education classes in Waterville go remote because of COVID-19 case
The entire wing of Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education at Waterville Senior High School closed Wednesday until Jan. 4, while Clinton Elementary School reported a positive case of COVID-19, the seventh in Maine School Administrative District 49.
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Staffing shortages caused by COVID exposure forcing some Maine schools to go remote
As more teachers and staff quarantine because of coronavirus exposure, school districts are struggling to find enough substitutes to keep buildings open for in-person learning.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Benton Elementary School reports third case of COVID-19, closes until Friday
While the CDC did not recommend closing the school, more than 10 staff identified as close contacts leaves the school shorthanded until Friday. Students will work remotely while building closed.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Manchester Elementary School reports a positive COVID-19 case
Despite the positive coronavirus case, the first in Regional School Unit 38 since Oct. 2, all of the district’s school buildings will continue in-person learning.
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Death of Brunswick teen who took his life a sign of pandemic’s toll on young people
The midcoast community is mourning the loss of a high school football player whose parents have cited the coronavirus pandemic as a factor affecting their son’s mental health.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Bates College to delay start of the spring semester by more than a month
The decision to push back the semester’s start by five weeks was spurred by a desire to minimize the chance of spreading COVID-19.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMA expands dental assistant program to Lewiston
More than $200,000 in grants has allowed the University of Maine at Augusta to double the enrollment in its dental assistant program and offer instruction in Lewiston.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Winslow Junior High and High School going remote until Jan. 4
Grade six is unaffected because it is at the old junior high school, and the elementary school will continue its hybrid learning.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Sidney’s Maine Arts extends remote learning, while Mid-Maine Tech and Erskine report positive cases
Two individuals associated with Maine Arts Academy have tested positive for COVID-19; Mid-Maine Tech reports a case of COVID-19; and Erskine Academy has an additional case.