Release: MDOE coordinated with teachers union, other groups in planning Maine’s COVID-19 response
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 13, 2022Contact: Jacob PosikDirector of CommunicationsOffice: 207.321.2550 Maine Department of Education Coordinated with Teachers Union,Other Groups in Planning Maine’s COVID-19 Response in K-12 SchoolsInterest groups […]
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Remote learning correlated with greater K-12 learning loss, study finds
A new study recently published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) found that students with greater access to in-person learning versus remote or hybrid learning during the pandemic […]
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Maine molecular biologist’s letter raises questions regarding Maine CDC vaccine data
On March 15, Carolyne Falank, a Ph.D molecular biologist, sent a letter to Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of Maine CDC, regarding a seemingly anomalous finding in state data regarding real-world […]
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The choice of masking belongs to parents
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Realities of Omicron should have prompted changes to pandemic response weeks ago
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New and outdated pandemic policies still leave Maine families and students in education limbo
In the January 12 Maine CDC briefing, Director Dr. Nirav Shah announced another alteration to guidance for K-12 schools. Now, schools don’t have to trace close contacts of students if […]
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The Mills administration’s reliance on (political) science
Reports across Maine over the last month have detailed the several healthcare facilities forced to curtail services because of staffing shortages. While this rationing of care is due in part […]
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Gov. Mills’ mandate threatens the standard of healthcare in Maine
In the last two months since Governor Janet Mills’ announcement of an emergency rule to require all healthcare workers, as well as emergency medical services (EMS) and dental office staff, […]
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Irrational pandemic policies are harming children’s health
There has been no shortage of research into the risk factors that contribute to contacting SARS-CoV-2, and to sever COVID-19 illness from infection, since the world learned of a novel […]
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Maine students continue to lose learning from confusing protocols, school reopening guidelines
When Gov. Janet Mills announced in April that Maine’s mask mandate was coming to an end, it looked as if students returning to school in the fall would enter classrooms […]
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