Unity College launches hybrid education program for the fall
‘We are designing each course for both online and face-to-face, and we’ll offer both options,’ Dr. Melik Peter Khoury, president of Unity College said about the college's new hybrid learning program.
View ArticlePortland school committee debates how to eliminate tax increase
The full school board is set to discuss the budget and hold a public hearing Tuesday and to vote on the budget May 26.
View ArticleMaine rejects federal guidance that would give private schools more relief funds
The guidance from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been criticized for giving private schools more money than Congress intended in the CARES Act.
View Article‘Calm amidst a storm:’ Popular Edward Little teacher dies
The announcement that Matt Closson had died set off a fury of grief and shock on social media, particularly on the Auburn School Department Facebook page.
View ArticleFor tech and trade students, online classes can’t replicate hands-on training
Many come from low-income households and such careers are a path out of poverty.
View ArticleMaine schools cautiously plan for what a return to classes will look like in...
Masks? Plexiglas? Six feet of space? Districts are bracing for what a different start to the school year could look like.
View ArticleFor working parents, uncertainty about a return to school poses a challenge
As school districts make plans for the fall, some parents worry they will be forced to balance a safe return to school with the added stress of work and school schedules not lining up.
View ArticleFor high school seniors in Maine, it’s the year without a prom
Here are portraits are of 11 students dealing with a new reality brought on by the coronavirus.
View ArticleFifty years later, Colby College’s Class of 1970 recounts disruption to...
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced changes to Colby's final weeks of classes and traditional commencement ceremonies, members of the class of 1970 recall how protests and tension that year also...
View ArticlePortland schools eye cuts to meet financial stresses of pandemic
The district is looking to renegotiate cost-of-living increases for staff in order to trim the budget, with a backup plan to cut from athletics and co-curricular activities.
View ArticleMaine high schools get creative to salvage graduations
Unable to host traditional ceremonies because of the pandemic, schools opt for drive-in ceremonies, video productions and small gatherings to honor the Class of 2020.
View ArticleDeVos defends policy boosting virus aid for private schools
The policy will steer tens of millions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief to private primary schools and secondary schools across the nation.
View ArticlePortland school board approves $119.9 million budget, with work to come on cuts
The board directed the superintendent to work with unions to find $400,000 in cuts from cost-of-living increases or other line items.
View ArticleYarmouth High School custodian diagnosed with COVID-19
The school department says the worker is quarantining at home and is not believed to have had contact with the public.
View ArticleBiddeford school buses hit the road to bring ice cream to students: See the...
Hundreds of ice cream cones were handed out across the city Wednesday.
View ArticlePortland schools prepare for year’s end with plan to address learning gaps
The last two weeks of the school year will look different for Portland Public Schools as the district shifts its focus to students who have fallen behind or need more support.
View ArticleUSM plans for equity training, scholarships in response to Floyd death
The university will be expanding racial equity training to include campus police and prioritizing scholarship funding for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
View ArticlePortland charter school grapples with cuts in anticipation of state revenue...
After community opposition to an approved budget that called for eliminating 4 teaching positions, the school board moved Tuesday to open discussions with the teachers' union.
View ArticleRichmond to fete its 2020 graduates in new way
Balancing celebration with public health concerns, Richmond will hold an outdoor graduation, followed by a reverse parade to honor graduates.
View ArticleMaine college leaders release framework for reopening this fall
The guidance suggests schools consider staggering or adjusting the start of the semester and breaks, and recommends preparations for social distancing and flexibility for classes and events.
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