Photos: Auburn schools prepare for opening day

Lewiston school board adopts anti-racism action plan

The educational equity action statement was unanimously approved.

UMaine System presses for more student vaccinations as semester nears

As of Tuesday, about half of the 25,000 students and staff expected to be on system campuses this fall had verified their vaccination status. Friday's the deadline.

Oxford Hills schools to start the year with masks

With some parents attending and speaking at SAD 17's school board meeting Monday night, others staged a sidewalk protest in an effort to rally support against masks in schools.

Bates College tells students, faculty and staff they must wear masks

Reversing fall plans, the Lewiston college tells its mostly-vaccinated community that high COVID-19 rates in Lewiston require a return to a mask mandate on campus.

RSU 73 board delays potential decision on mask mandate for August 19

Some staff and parents spoke in favor of masks while others wanted a choice.

Amid shouts and anger from parents, Skowhegan-area school board requires masks for first weeks of school

Parents demanded that the board respect their wishes to not require students to mask up when returning to school next month, but the board ultimately sided with the superintendent's recommendation to proceed with caution and begin the school year wearing masks.

After heated debate, RSU 16 opts to require masks in elementary schools

The three-town school district left it to parents and students in middle and high school to decide whether to wear face coverings.

Schools fight back against Republican governors, defy bans on masks

Districts in blue-leaning urban areas especially are rebelling against the laws.

Waterville’s Thomas College reverses stance on vaccination rules for fall, will now require inoculations

The Waterville college joins a growing number of higher education institutions in Maine that are requiring inoculation for students and staff who are on campus.