Mt. Blue Middle School and High School went fully remote Wednesday as the district waited for CDC direction.
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Capital Area Technical Center reports positive COVID-19 case
The Augusta school will remain open, with only a few students who may have been exposed in quarantine.
Carrabec school board explores potential changes to Phase 3 reopening plan
No decisions were made at Wednesday’s special school board meeting, and the superintendent met with teachers Thursday afternoon to discuss their needs.
Erskine Academy in China to go fully remote until Nov. 30
With a third reported case within two weeks, the China private school decided to transition to remote learning until the end of November.
Gray-New Gloucester High School moves to remote learning after 2 positive COVID cases
The cases contributed to the main reason for closing the school, a ‘critical shortage of substitute teachers and substitute support staff,’ the superintendent said.
After considering surge in COVID-19 cases, Lewiston board rejects motion to close schools
Members agreed that a decision to go to fully remote instruction would likely have to be made sometime in the near future.
UMaine System to hire ombudsman to assist retirees with insurance change
The ombudsman will be charged with helping to guide the transition to a new health insurance exchange that has met pushback from unions and retired employees.
Its finances stronger than expected, Bates delivers pay hikes to staff
The Lewiston college has not been hit as hard as anticipated by costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Augusta, Whitefield elementary schools report COVID-19 outbreaks
Infections are reported at Farrington Elementary School in Augusta and Whitefield Elementary School, part of Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12.
Sixth-grade students learning remote in Skowhegan, while two more cases reported in Bingham school
Decision to have Skowhegan Area Middle School sixth-graders go remote a question of caution, while the number of cases in Upper Kennebec Valley High rises to five.