The university said it excused all student debt acquired between spring 2020 and summer 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Mask mandates going away in schools, but not everyone’s smiling
Officials in many large cities, such as Boston, say they’ll keep the rules for now.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Ukrainian college students in Maine network together, struggle with separation from families
Two students from Ukraine this week shared what it is like to be away from their home during the Russian invasion of their homeland.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Some Maine colleges and universities will keep the masks on, for now
The University of Maine and Maine Community College systems do not plan to lift their mandatory masking policies now. The state’s private colleges are taking varied approaches.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Portland schools not ready to lift mask mandate despite change in guidelines
The largest district in Maine is diverging from new state – and now federal – recommendations and plans to keep masks for the foreseeable future.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Mills administration lifting Maine’s school mask recommendation
The Maine CDC said Wednesday that universal indoor masking will no longer be recommended for school and child care providers as of next Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Portland school board chooses principal for Lincoln Middle School
Marisa Ayala is trilingual and has experience in the Boston and Chicago public school systems.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Mills administration to announce new guidelines for school masking on Wednesday
The state reports more indications of steep declines in COVID-19 in Maine, but state officials have yet to lift an indoor mask recommendation for schools.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Some Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics, Schools and Education
Maine might cut student loan debt for first-time homebuyers
The bill would provide one-time funds for mortgages to first-time homebuyers who have student loan debt.