The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the needs for financial literacy and online college courses, according to local educators.
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Amid pandemic, more Maine universities move away from SAT and ACT
Dropping requirements for standardized tests by college applicants is a growing trend nationally that has been accelerated by the coronavirus.
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Colby’s Arts Collaborative building project nears completion
Colby College’s Arts Collaborative in downtown Waterville offers a preview into the community hub it hopes to become.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Legislators weigh whether to require free tampons and pads in Maine schools
Hoping to ease the burden on students, legislators may mandate free sanitary supplies in bathrooms.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Poland officials say COVID-19 will cause large tax hike unless state boosts education funding
Leaders say the pandemic caused student enrollment to drop, which will cut state education funding to the district by almost a half-million dollars.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
New committee to lead effort to reduce poverty in Lewiston
Mayor Mark Cayer appoints new panel to press ahead in what has been a two-year quest to tackle poverty-related problems creatively.
Posted inBusiness, Schools & Education
USDA extends universal free lunch through next school year
Facing a September cutoff, the agency announces it will reimburse schools at a higher rate and expand school nutrition programs to all students.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UMaine cleared of threat that canceled weekend baseball games
Police in Manchester, N.H., say they are now conducting a missing person investigation in search of the man named in connection with a threat involving the University of Maine.
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UMaine System relaxes quarantine guidelines for vaccinated students and staff
Individuals who come in close contact with someone with COVID-19 will no longer have to quarantine for 10 days if they are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Bowdoin will require COVID-19 vaccinations for the fall, a first among Maine colleges
Maine’s community college system will require vaccinations for resident students, but Bowdoin is the first Maine school to set vaccine requirements for all students and staff.