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Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Winslow School District forms committee to plan for school year amid pandemic
The Winslow Public School District has formed a committee that will meet every week to decide how to instruct students in the new school year once they receive information on how to do that safely from the state.
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Trump administration backs off plan to send foreign students home if schools go online
Bowdoin College was among many schools whose international students would have had to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say
Health experts say there are too many uncertainties and variables for back-to-school to be back-to-normal.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
UNE’s return-to-campus plan includes hybrid learning
The plan also calls for a 4-tiered COVID-19 testing program and a requirement for all undergraduates to bring proof of a recent negative test to return to campus.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
Places that pose high risk of exposing people to the coronavirus may need to stay closed, if children are to get back to school safely.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Students balk at UMaine plans for remote learning on campus
The university is currently planning on delivering almost one-quarter of fall classes remotely, leaving some students disappointed and questioning whether they should return to campus.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education, Varsity Maine
Broadcasters say they will not air Cony High School’s home games
Longtime central Maine broadcasters say they will focus on schools that welcome them, and cover Cony only when it is the visiting team.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Augusta school board approves controversial broadcast media policy
A contentious discussion about input preceded the overwhelming approval of the policy that regulates commentary and advertising, while also requiring a payment.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Community colleges to reopen in fall with blend of online, in-person learning
Plans for the seven-campus system also include limited access to single-occupancy dorm rooms and a delay until at least January in fall and winter sports.