Schools and Education
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PublishedJuly 16, 2021
Richmond selectboard chair says drunken driving charge is ’embarrassing’ but won’t impact town role
Robert 'Bucky' Bodge said he will still be able to make 'responsible' decisions as a selectboard member.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2021
UMaine System plans to require vaccines when FDA gives final approval
The system also announced plans for unvaccinated students and staff to participate in required COVID testing and quarantine upon arriving on campuses this fall.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Maine to study burden of student debt on its graduates
Maine's average student loan borrower has more than $33,000 in school loans, a legislator reports.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
State urges Maine families to apply for free school meals
The data collected on the forms is used to determine state and federal funding, so it's important they are completed even though meals will continue to be free for all students, the Department of Education says.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
Maine among first states to make school meals free for all students
The federal government made breakfast and lunch free for all students during the coronavirus pandemic, and Maine will continue to offer free meals for all starting in 2022-23.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2021
Feds agree with Maine: Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks
New U.S. CDC guidelines for dealing with COVID-19 in schools align with changes enacted in Maine last week.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2021
Maine community colleges hold tuition and fees flat
Tuition for the 2021-22 academic year will remain at $96 per credit hour for Maine residents or $2,880 annually for a student taking 15 credits per semester.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2021
Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says
The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
Zaila Avant-garde breezes to National Spelling Bee title
The 14-year-old from Louisiana, the national contest's first African American winner, is a basketball prodigy who hopes to play in the WNBA.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
30 Maine school districts join suit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma
At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.
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