The Maine CDC has distributed more than 4,000 rapid tests to K-12 schools since early November.
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The show must go on: Central Maine drama clubs stage productions virtually
High school theater programs are still performing, but the coronavirus pandemic has forced different creativity and new approaches.
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Jay mill’s 177 laid-off employees eligible for free college education
177 ex-employees are eligible for retraining at two area community colleges.
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Somerset tech center creates welding program at Madison Area Memorial High School
Money continues to be raised to fund the program that offers opportunities to students, adults pursuing education and local business people.
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Remote learning is changing snow days for some Maine school districts
Some school districts are considering remote learning days instead of traditional snow days as the pandemic makes learning from home more common and accessible.
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Central Maine school districts report more cases of COVID-19
Superintendents for Regional School Unit 19, Maine School Administrative District 49 and Winslow Public Schools announced new cases of COVID-19 in their districts this week.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
For some central Maine students with special learning services, remote learning doesn’t work
School districts are learning many special service programs are unable to be replicated on a remote level — leaving some students facing a regression in their learning.
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Gardiner-area middle, high schools set for week of fully remote learning after holiday break
The two Maine School Administrative District 11 schools will resume the current hybrid-learning model Jan. 11, while elementary school students return Jan. 4.
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Fourth Lewiston school reports COVID-19 outbreak
Sites with three or more COVID-19 cases within 14 days are considered outbreaks by the Maine Center for Disease Control.
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Gardiner-area school board lets superintendent decide learning schedule after break
School officials and board members agreed that if administrators were to change the remote learning schedule, it would likely be to remote learning for the middle and high schools, while the elementary schools would stick with a hybrid schedule.