Some states are leaving it up to local schools whether students have to wear masks and others leave it up to the parents.
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UMaine women excel on the basketball court. They’re even better in the classroom.
The Black Bears had a collective 3.90 GPA in the 2020-21 school year, best of any women’s basketball team in the nation. No other program in Maine’s conference placed in the top 25.
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Maine awards over $2 million to schools for remote learning pilot projects
The projects are being funded through a $16.9 million federal grant to Maine to develop innovative remote learning models in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Video: Auburn board to vote on school reentry plan Aug. 18
A committee is to present recommendations to the school board Aug. 18.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Poland-based school district offering remote learning to medically vulnerable young students
POLAND — Kindergarten and elementary school students in Regional School Unit 16 will have the conditional option to continue remote learning this year. RSU 16 administrators plan to keep a remote learning option for the coming academic year for students through sixth grade, “who are determined to be medically unable to attend school in […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston board rejects mandatory mask-wearing in schools
The School Committee voted to accept the superintendent’s recommendations for returning to school in the fall.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine schools weigh masks, vaccines and pooled testing for fall return
With the start of classes about a month away, superintendents are taking their time with decisions, knowing there could still be more changes with COVID-19 and the latest guidance.
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Somerville, Rumford-area school districts to split nearly $100,000 USDA grant for food programs
Regional School Unit 12 will use funds to make its locally sourced food programs more sustainable, while Regional School Unit 10 is hoping to strengthen its efforts to bring healthy meals to students.
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Maine panel of experts weighs in on how schools can open safely amid COVID
A pediatrician, a family physician and an elementary school principal at a virtual forum discussed vaccines, mask policies and other factors that will play into opening schools safely this fall.