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The move is part of the institution’s push to have as many students vaccinated before graduation on May 8.

The coronavirus pandemic disrupted Maine’s graduation season last year.

A teacher or any adult can help students do a self-swab, and then they all go in a common container.

The Veazie Community School’s robotics team has been busy lately.

H.S. seniors taking gap year, citing concerns about COVID-19

Riders paid a five dollar fee to ride a loop around the campus and answer trivia questions.

The ceremony will take place on May 15th at 1 p.m.

The lawmakers also said the vaccination of teachers should allow school districts to have more flexibility.

Also known as SAM, this year the competition was undertaken by a team of three students: Tiffany White, Steele Young, and Chris Paradis.

The University of Maine says it plans to have an in person component for 2021 and 2020 graduates later this spring.

Teams from several Maine schools are taking part in the 2021 Farm to Table Cook-off.

The organization provides books to participating schools so first graders have a new book every month.

Glenburn fire and police helped lead the parade of parents and students past the school.

Maine’s community colleges are planning to get things back to normal this fall.

Students at the University of Maine in Orono want an in person graduation later this year.

They first helped the students tap the trees three weeks ago. Now they make the rounds to all participating students every Wednesday and collect the sap.

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The University of Maine System announced Wednesday morning they are preparing to welcome students back to campuses for a traditional, in-person college experience at the start of the fall semester.

Spruce has taught the entire past year remotely in order to take care of the health needs of one of her sons.

The largest award is a $45,000 grant to the Portland Museum of Art to support an exhibition of the work of painter David Driskell, who died in 2020.

The consultant will provide various trainings with the hiring committee that include recognizing and removing implicit bias.

There are 17 programs across the state that offer courses for seniors.

President Joan Ferrini-Mundy announced a president’s commission on excellence and equity.

This marks the largest fundraising effort in the school’s history.

As supply becomes more available, should teachers be moved to the head of the list for coronavirus vaccinations?

People in Portland and South Portland have reported receiving threatening letters. Those letters appeared to target people who were flying pride or Black Lives Matter flags.

UMA offers 42 degree programs with 28 completely available online.

On Friday, the Maine Department of Education changed its color coded system on school safety during the pandemic moving Franklin County to a yellow designation.

The district is on pace to have 200 homeless students by the end of the school year.

The device uses an inexpensive computer called a Raspberry Pi and a low resolution thermal sensor to look for fallen people.