Teachers and families brace for a very different start to school year

Students in many schools will start returning to classrooms this week, though some districts are reporting significant numbers of students opting to stay remote.

Community support mixed as protesters object to student mask-wearing mandate

A small group protests in-school mask-wearing Monday morning in front of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris.

Augusta-based charter school marks five years of virtual-only learning

Maine Virtual Academy has a model that works for its students, and other public schools now utilizing remote learning can find answers in that model.

Colleges using COVID dorms, quarantines to keep virus at bay

With the coronavirus spreading through colleges at alarming rates, universities are scrambling to find places to isolate the thousands of students who have caught COVID-19 or been exposed to it.

Thomas College welcomes freshmen with test, mask and socially distanced activities

The college welcomed about 200 students to the campus Saturday.

Maine education department’s MOOSE platform aims to make remote learning more accessible

The state Department of Education has created learning modules for use by Maine educators navigating the challenges of educating their students when they're not in the classroom.

Central Maine colleges continue COVID-19 testing as students return to campus

Colby College, Thomas College and the University of Maine at Farmington have reported low numbers of positive COVID-19 cases during the first few weeks of welcoming students back to campus.

RSU 73 tables decision on fall sports

Athletes may continue practicing under Phase 4 guidelines.

Franklin Savings Bank donates to school meal programs

Pandemic learning pods are growing in popularity

School officials worried that teachers will leave their classroom jobs, are sending emails claiming that pods pose just as much of a health risk as returning to the classroom.