It has been a turbulent year for the 181 seniors, who graduated Wednesday night while sitting in vehicles parked in a lot on Portland’s waterfront.
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Augusta Board of Education approves a still developing back-to-school plan
The proposed hybrid plan will split students into two groups in order to reduce the number of students in school buildings at one time and to allow for enough room to comply with social distancing requirements.
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Bates College warns students to give up on partying this year
“Social life as you have experienced it on campus in the past is no longer possible..,” Josh McIntosh, vice president for campus life and dean of students wrote.
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Unity community shocked by academic shift, layoffs, but student leader hopeful
The college said Monday that the school would be shifting permanently to a hybrid model, which has left many within the community feeling blindsided and looking for answers.
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Masks now required at Maine day care facilities
The new rules went into effect Monday.
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Maine Catholic schools announce reopening plans
Public and private schools around the state have said they will follow safety protocols to limit spread of coronavirus.
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Parents struggle as some U.S. schools reopen amid coronavirus surge
Tens of thousands of students across the nation were set to resume in-person school Monday for the first time since March, some in states where the virus is spreading fast.
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Unity College laying off 15% of staff, exploring sale of main campus under ‘hybrid’ model
Unity President Melik Peter Khoury said the announcement is “not simply a reaction to the pandemic,” although the “financial impact of COVID-19 certainly expedited our plans.”
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Maine Maritime Museum to offer alternative expeditionary learning semester
New educational program for sixth and seventh-graders begins this fall
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Facing coronavirus and an uncertain fall, some Maine families consider homeschooling
Driven by health concerns and seeking stability, parents who stay at home or are now working from home are exploring alternatives to sending their children back to school.