Across the University of Maine System, 60 students and staff members are currently positive for COVID-19, a decrease of 22 from a week earlier.
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Messalonskee Middle School in Oakland shifts to remote learning after COVID-19 case
Regional School Unit 18 Superintendent Carl Gartley also announced a positive case of the coronavirus at James H. Bean Elementary School in Sidney.
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Maine public school enrollments drop amid pandemic
More families are choosing to home-school or send their children to private schools, and the drop in public school enrollment can have financial implications for districts.
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Musical family takes Oakland-based RSU 18 chorus international
Choral directors Kevin and Pam Rhein are working with their daughter and son-in-law on a choral collaboration with the Marymount International School in Rome, Italy.
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Augusta’s public schools to begin winter break early, go fully remote until Jan. 19
After a successful trial following Thanksgiving, city schools will use a remote learning model two days before and two weeks after the winter break.
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Adult community education classes in Waterville go remote because of COVID-19 case
The entire wing of Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education at Waterville Senior High School closed Wednesday until Jan. 4, while Clinton Elementary School reported a positive case of COVID-19, the seventh in Maine School Administrative District 49.
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Staffing shortages caused by COVID exposure forcing some Maine schools to go remote
As more teachers and staff quarantine because of coronavirus exposure, school districts are struggling to find enough substitutes to keep buildings open for in-person learning.
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Benton Elementary School reports third case of COVID-19, closes until Friday
While the CDC did not recommend closing the school, more than 10 staff identified as close contacts leaves the school shorthanded until Friday. Students will work remotely while building closed.
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Manchester Elementary School reports a positive COVID-19 case
Despite the positive coronavirus case, the first in Regional School Unit 38 since Oct. 2, all of the district’s school buildings will continue in-person learning.
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Death of Brunswick teen who took his life a sign of pandemic’s toll on young people
The midcoast community is mourning the loss of a high school football player whose parents have cited the coronavirus pandemic as a factor affecting their son’s mental health.