As the U.S. prioritizes teachers nationwide for coronavirus vaccines, states and many districts are not keeping track of how many school employees have received the shots.
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Starks tutoring project addresses learning inequities due to lack of internet
A satellite center is helping students through remote learning.
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Spain native, Thomas College senior: Enduring separation from family due to pandemic all about perspective
A native of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Afonso has not seen his family since Christmas 2019 due to the pandemic.
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Bates College optimistic that fall semester 2021 may be almost normal
With more vaccines available, the Lewiston-based college hopes student life will no longer have so many COVID-19-related restrictions.
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Maine will open vaccine eligibility to school staff regardless of age
The announcement by Gov. Janet Mills was welcomed by educators, though the state warned that without additional vaccine it could slow the timeline for vaccinating older residents.
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Gardiner, China schools report positive COVID-19 cases
Close contacts were identified on a bus taken by an individual at River View Community School in Gardiner, while Regional School Unit 18 reported a positive case at the China Middle School.
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Cony’s Project Graduation to get financial boost from ice fishing tournament
Prizes donated by sponsors will be awarded to participants for the largest and smallest fish caught, among other categories.
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Unity-based RSU 3 transitioning to 4-day-a-week, in-person learning
Students already doing in-person learning are scheduled to increase from two to four days per week beginning March 15.
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Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as Biden’s education secretary
He takes charge of the Education Department amid mounting tension between Americans who believe students should return to the classroom and others who say the risks are still too great.
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Hussey School in Augusta, Hall-Dale Elementary in Hallowell report COVID-19 cases
Lillian P. Hussey Elementary School was operating under fully remote learning Monday, while Hall-Dale Elementary School did not make changes to its teaching schedule after a positive case of COVID-19 was reported Saturday.