With the coronavirus forcing most schools in Maine to close, educators have been scrambling to come up with plans for home-based classwork.
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Waterville youth center, Fairfield area school district launch meal programs for children, families
The Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville and Maine School Administrative District 49 have launched meal programs while schools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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With classrooms closed, Maine schools work to get meals to students in need
Several districts have started programs for students to pick up meals they would normally get at school.
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Sadness and hugs: Colby College students leave campus
Students continued moving out on Sunday after the college announced Thursday that classes would resume remotely after spring break.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread
Tens of millions of students nationwide have been sent home from school amid a wave of closings, leaving parents scrambling.
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Mass closures of Maine schools in response to coronavirus
Schools across southern Maine, including Portland, and in Bangor will close starting this week as officials try to slow the spread of the virus and respiratory disease it causes.
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As other states shut schools, Maine educators prepare for prospect of remote learning
While several districts announce 1-day closures, the Wells-Ogunquit and Mount Desert Island districts are closing for 1 week and 2 weeks, respectively, to prepare for the possibility of a longer-term shutdown.
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Bates College to close its campus and send students home
Bates was the last NESCAC college to yield to the coronavirus.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Central Maine schools cancel activities, prepare for possibility of shutdowns amid virus outbreak
A number of central Maine schools were announcing changes to activities and events, but still holding regular classes, amid a flurry of cancellations as the nation and world aim to stem the spread of coronavirus.
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Skowhegan, Anson take measures to prevent spread of coronavirus
Both towns issued statements following Thursday’s announcement of Maine’s first positive test for coronavirus. The COVID-19 virus was detected in a woman in her 50s in Androscoggin County.