Portland clears the way for UMaine law school to move into Old Port office...
The law school plans to move its students and faculty to an Old Port building by January, and house them there until a new law school is completed in about 5 years.
View ArticleFears of delta variant ignite anger as schools reopen across the country
Throughout the delta-plagued country, officials in big cities and rural counties must balance safety, science and political fealty.
View ArticleWaterville’s Thomas College reverses stance on vaccination rules for fall,...
The Waterville college joins a growing number of higher education institutions in Maine that are requiring inoculation for students and staff who are on campus.
View ArticleCalifornia becomes 1st state to require vaccine or testing for teachers and...
Gov. Gavin Newsom cites the surging delta variant, which has challenged plans for the opening of school this fall across the country.
View ArticleThomas College adopts vaccine mandate, citing delta variant
The Waterville college joins a growing number of higher education institutions in Maine that are requiring inoculation for students and staff who are on campus.
View ArticleSchools fight back against Republican governors, defy bans on masks
Districts in blue-leaning urban areas especially are rebelling against the laws.
View ArticleAmid shouts and anger from parents, Skowhegan area school board requires...
Parents demanded that the board respect their wishes to not require students to mask up when returning to school next month, but the board ultimately sided with the superintendent's recommendation to...
View ArticleBates College tells students, faculty and staff they must wear masks
Reversing fall plans, the Lewiston college tells its mostly-vaccinated community that high COVID-19 rates in Lewiston require a return to a mask mandate on campus.
View ArticleUMaine System presses for more student vaccinations as semester nears
As of Tuesday, about half of the 25,000 students and staff expected to be on system campuses this fall had verified their vaccination status. Friday's the deadline.
View ArticleParents can decide whether children go masked at Madison schools, officials say
The superintendent said that following guidance from the CDC, the recommendation has been made to mask up in schools, but administrators have opted to "take the politics out of it by giving the parents...
View ArticleFlorida school districts with mask mandates may be investigated and punished,...
Superintendents have pleaded with Gov. Ron DeSantis to allow them to adopt mask requirements that follow guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
View ArticlePortland school board approves fall COVID plan amid parent concerns about...
Several parents said that while they generally support the district's plan, which includes universal masking, there are areas where they would like to see more precautions in place.
View ArticleTexas school district sidesteps governor’s mask ban by adding them to its...
The Paris Independent School District announced that the district would include the masks in the dress code after its board of trustees expressed 'concern about the health and safety of its students...
View ArticleUMaine System campuses now require masks for everyone indoors
The announcement by the state university system, to be reevaluated at the end of September, follows a similar move by Bates College in Lewiston and will affect thousands of students, faculty, staff...
View ArticleMask-wearing will be optional in Auburn schools
The School Committee adopted a plan for the reopening of schools Sept. 1.
View ArticleParents in southern Maine are excited, yet wary of COVID, as school year...
The delta variant and rising case numbers have raised fresh concerns for some parents, while others are eager for more in-school time and feel confident in schools' reopening plans.
View ArticleQ&A: Will my children be safe at school this fall?
Experts say the safety of in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic hinges on vaccinations, masking practices, distancing, testing and other factors.
View ArticleU.S. to erase student loan debt for those with severe disabilities
The move will wipe out more than $5.8 billion in debt and marks the start of a broader overhaul of a program that has been criticized for having overly burdensome rules.
View ArticleWestbrook High will start school year remotely because of fire damage
The building will be closed while damage from an electrical fire July 25 is repaired on the third floor of the school.
View ArticleTeacher vaccination mandates enacted in some states, but not in the works in...
Superintendents and teachers union representatives in several Maine districts said they aren't discussing vaccination mandates and many believe the staff vaccination rate is high enough to make...
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