The decision for Catholic schools governed by the Archdiocese of Portland to continue distance learning to the end of the year comes one week after Maine Education Commissioner Pender Maki’s recommendation.
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Waterville students to continue remote learning until end of school year
Waterville Schools Superintendent Eric Haley called school staff Monday afternoon to say that, unless the Maine Center for Disease Control announces it is safe to open school buildings, Waterville schools will continue remote learning until the end of the school year.
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Maine colleges and universities receive $41 million in federal coronavirus aid
Half the money distributed under the federal relief package must go directly to students.
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Colby College postpones graduation, but looks to acknowledge class in remote alternative
The Waterville college also decided recently that students with on-campus jobs will be paid for the rest of the semester.
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Monday’s Waterville school board meeting postponed to April 27
The board meeting will be held at 6 p.m. April 27 at Waterville Junior High School and the public may watch via live stream through the school’s web site.
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Colby College resolved to ‘keep the learning going’ amid remote classes
Officials said they gave freedom to faculty to use the tools and practices they thought worked best to finish college courses after the coronavirus pandemic forced campuses across the country to send students home.
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Police distribute laptops to Fairfield area elementary school students
Officers from Clinton, Fairfield, Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and MSAD 49’s resource officer, Jeremy Day, distributed around 400 laptops to elementary school students April 2 and 3 to use during the coronavirus pandemic.
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More central Maine schools to close, go fully online until end of the school year
After a Tuesday recommendation from the Department of Education commissioner, many schools decided Friday to close their doors and continue remote learning through the rest of this year’s academic calendar.
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High school seniors cope with loss after school closes for rest of the year
The extended closures prompted by the pandemic rule out rites of passage like graduation, prom and other events that students look forward to all year.
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Skowhegan superintendent: Assume remote learning will continue for rest of year
The Maine School Administrative District 54 board met via Zoom on Thursday evening to discuss remote learning, meals for students and the mascot selection process.