The Class of 2025, which arrived this week, hopes for an academic year that isn’t disrupted much by the pandemic.
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Florida children wonder what the big deal is about mask-wearing
The American Academy of Pediatrics supports universal masking for everyone, vaccinated and unvaccinated, in schools.
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Mt. Blue school board passes district-wide universal masking mandate
RSU 9 directors adjusted their policy to require universal masking. They will revisit it once a month.
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Augusta-area schools officials urge families to return free and reduced lunch forms
Although school meals are free to all students, the form is used to collect data that results in federal funding to public schools.
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USM students return to campus with hopes for a more normal school year
Students began moving in at the University of Southern Maine on Thursday, and many said they are excited and hopeful for the school year, even with COVID cases on the rise in Maine.
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Video: Billions in pandemic school aid have few strings
As the federal government releases pandemic aid to the nation’s schools, it’s urging them to invest in seismic changes. But many districts say they have more urgent problems to tackle first.
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Many Maine schools use pandemic aid to boost air quality
Maine schools are using a one-time windfall in federal relief to add positions, buses, improving ventilation and technology
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Shortage of school bus drivers prompts districts to offer big incentives
Some are trying to lure new hires by offering bonuses as big as $3,000, as the pandemic makes a longstanding problem worse.
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Masking will be ‘strongly encouraged’ for the unvaccinated in Readfield-area schools
Masking will be a decision left for parents to make for their students, but Regional School Unit 38 will participate in pool testing to avoid long periods of quarantine for close contacts.
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Bowdoin College moving to $17 minimum wage for hourly workers
The move to $17 an hour comes ten months ahead of the schedule for wage increases announced by the college in October 2019.