Wave of TikTok threats puts Maine schools on high alert
Schools in central and southern Maine expected to be on high alert Friday following threats warning of violence.
View ArticleGorham middle and high schools dismissed early in response to threats
Superintendent Heather Perry said she was uncertain whether the threats Friday were related to a Tik Tok "challenge" promoting threats of violence at schools around the country.
View ArticleCDC finds testing of exposed children in schools can safely replace quarantine
‘Test-to-stay’ allows students who are asymptomatic and repeatedly test negative for COVID-19 to avoid quarantine and remain in school following an exposure.
View ArticleSecurity protocols leave threat responses up to schools
Is a student just blowing off steam or about to erupt?
View ArticleIn her ‘dream job,’ The Telling Room’s new executive director will help...
Kristina Powell calls it her 'greatest joy' to lead the downtown writing center.
View ArticleNew peer support center offers Portland youth a mental health resource
The Portland Peer Support Center will give youth a chance to connect with others their age through drop-in hours, support groups and activities.
View ArticleElections to fill three Portland school board seats to be held in June
The elections will fill the District 5 and two at-large seats currently open on the school board.
View ArticleParents, schools face another reckoning over COVID-19 cases
The CDC says schools are safe when protocols are followed, but anxiety remains high.
View ArticleBiden administration extends student loan moratorium to May
Interest rates will remain at zero percent and debt collection efforts will be suspended.
View ArticleFearing omicron spread, Bates College imposes new COVID-19 restrictions
Bates College closes campus buildings to outsiders, shuts down in-person dining hall and more to limit threat from new variant
View ArticleMaine college students and staff face COVID restrictions for spring semester
Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges and the University of New England will require booster shots, and Bates will start the semester with remote learning.
View ArticleMaine eases COVID-19 guidelines for schools to reduce disruptions during...
The state said Thursday that some exposures to infected people will no longer mean students have to quarantine at home, among other changes.
View ArticleDozens of U.S. colleges returning to online classes
Meanwhile, others are delaying the new term completely, while still others are pressing ahead with in-person learning, saying the health risks are low with masks and booster shots.
View ArticleFacing an existential crisis, some colleges do something increasingly rare:...
Schools such as the Maine College of Art & Design are confronting demographic realities that have been shrinking enrollment in higher education for 10 years.
View ArticleSchools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge
The return from schools’ winter break will be different than planned for some.
View ArticleStudents and teachers return from winter break facing uncertainty
New guidelines are aimed at keeping students in school during an anticipated omicron surge, while one district reported dozens of positive cases on Monday alone.
View ArticleBonny Eagle district cancels classes as schools face growing pandemic pressures
It could be the first of many disruptions as schools try to navigate a return from winter break with the virus spreading rampantly throughout communities.
View ArticleUMaine System students who have not received COVID boosters will be tested...
The new COVID protocol requirement, announced Monday, will take effect when classes resume Jan. 18.
View ArticleOwls Head man arrested for refusing to wear mask at high school
The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.
View ArticleColby College sees surge in COVID-19 cases as students return to campus
College reports 106 cases at its Waterville campus, including 90 students.
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