The state hopes to provide additional flexibility in testing requirements following the release of new federal guidance this week.
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University trustees approve 580-bed residence hall, student center for USM
The $99.4 million project is one of several housing initiatives aimed at bringing nearly 1,000 residence hall beds to campuses in Portland, Presque Isle and Farmington by 2023.
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Farmington-area school district’s nutrition funding struggling amid remote learning
About 23% of students are educated full time at home, which means funding for the region’s food nutrition program is faltering.
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COVID-19 reported at Vassalboro Community School, Clinton Elementary School
Each school has announced one case.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Winslow School Board gets first look at proposed budgets for elementary, high schools
The town is coming toward the end of its contract teachers, and Superintendent Peter Thiboutot said it “took creative problem solving” to get the teachers a competitive salary and “still be fiscally responsible.”
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Carrabec schools superintendent calls for students to be learning in person all the time
Mike Tracy wrote in a letter to Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s congressional delegation that keeping students out of the classroom is negatively impacting them as more cases of drug abuse, food insecurity, mental health and domestic violence are reported.
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For college freshmen, campus life can be lonely amid pandemic restrictions
Social distancing, online classes and mask wearing add to the stress of being a new student in Maine, and some campus counseling centers are seeing different and more acute complaints because of the coronavirus.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Enrollment at community colleges plummets
The pandemic takes a heavy toll on older adult students who frequently choose this route.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Central Maine grandparents embrace role as educators during pandemic
Grandparents have been pressed into service to provide childcare and teaching help during the coronavirus pandemic, when parents have to work and education has shifted to remote models.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
UMA prison education partnership to expand after receiving a nearly million-dollar grant
The grant will help hire a new director, expand the humanities classes offered and allow UMA to purchase new technology for the program.