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.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge
The return from schools’ winter break will be different than planned for some.
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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.
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Maine eases COVID-19 guidelines for schools to reduce disruptions during omicron surge
The state said Thursday that some exposures to infected people will no longer mean students have to quarantine at home, among other changes.
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Maine college students and staff face COVID restrictions for spring semester
Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges and the University of New England will require booster shots, and Bates will start the semester with remote learning.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools and Education
Fearing omicron spread, Bates College imposes new COVID-19 restrictions
Bates College closes campus buildings to outsiders, shuts down in-person dining hall and more to limit threat from new variant
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Gardiner-area adult education program to offer driver’s education course
Maine School Administrative District 11 class could help raise money for the adult education program and fill area’s need for more driver training.
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Biden administration extends student loan moratorium to May
Interest rates will remain at zero percent and debt collection efforts will be suspended.
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Parents, schools face another reckoning over COVID-19 cases
The CDC says schools are safe when protocols are followed, but anxiety remains high.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Fewer students in class Friday after TikTok violence scare
No credible threats were found to area schools.