China Primary School reports 1 COVID-19 case

Schools and Education

Published
February 24, 2021

China Primary School reports 1 COVID-19 case

China Primary School, located on Lakeview Drive in China, enrolls about 250 students in prekindergarten through grade four.
Published
February 24, 2021

State to ask schools to give standardized tests ‘when it is feasible and safe’

The state hopes to provide additional flexibility in testing requirements following the release of new federal guidance this week.
Published
February 24, 2021

University trustees approve 580-bed residence hall, student center for USM

The $99.4 million project is one of several housing initiatives aimed at bringing nearly 1,000 residence hall beds to campuses in Portland, Presque Isle and Farmington by 2023.
Published
February 23, 2021

Farmington-area school district’s nutrition funding struggling amid remote learning

About 23% of students are educated full time at home, which means funding for the region's food nutrition program is faltering.
Published
February 23, 2021

COVID-19 reported at Vassalboro Community School, Clinton Elementary School

Each school has announced one case.
Published
February 22, 2021

Winslow School Board gets first look at proposed budgets for elementary, high schools

The town is coming toward the end of its contract teachers, and Superintendent Peter Thiboutot said it "took creative problem solving" to get the teachers a competitive salary and "still be fiscally responsible."
Published
February 22, 2021

Carrabec schools superintendent calls for students to be learning in person all the time

Mike Tracy wrote in a letter to Gov. Janet Mills and Maine's congressional delegation that keeping students out of the classroom is negatively impacting them as more cases of drug abuse, food insecurity, mental health and domestic violence are reported.
Published
February 21, 2021

For college freshmen, campus life can be lonely amid pandemic restrictions

Social distancing, online classes and mask wearing add to the stress of being a new student in Maine, and some campus counseling centers are seeing different and more acute complaints because of the coronavirus.
Published
February 20, 2021

Enrollment at community colleges plummets

The pandemic takes a heavy toll on older adult students who frequently choose this route.
Published
February 20, 2021

Central Maine grandparents embrace role as educators during pandemic

Grandparents have been pressed into service to provide childcare and teaching help during the coronavirus pandemic, when parents have to work and education has shifted to remote models.