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.

Photos: Lewiston High School graduates receive diplomas

Video: Auburn board to vote on school reentry plan Aug. 18

A committee is to present recommendations to the school board Aug. 18.

Poland-based school district offering remote learning to medically vulnerable young students

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.

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.

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.

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.

Students through grade 8, all unvaccinated through grade 12 to wear masks for new school year, RSU 9 says

The Board of Directors reviewed plans for the 2021-22 school year, and discussed the district's difficulty filling open positions.

With vaccine mandates for students in place, Bates College eyes a return to near normal in the fall

Vaccinated students will no longer need masks and won't have to stay 6 feet apart anymore as most COVID-19 restrictions are dropped at the Lewiston campus.