Trump threatens to withhold funding to schools that don’t fully reopen,...
Trump's threat ran contrary to the traditional Republican stance of giving more control over schools to localities, rather than the federal government.
View ArticlePortland-based education nonprofit sued for study-abroad refunds
The Council on International Education Exchange suspended all of its spring programs but said only students who could not complete their courses online would be eligible for refunds.
View ArticleCDC will issue new guidance on school openings, Pence says, after criticism...
Trump publicly voiced disagreement with recommendations for reopening schools issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
View ArticleCDC: No rewriting of guidelines for reopening schools
Despite President Trump’s sharp criticism, a top health official says federal guidelines for reopening schools are not being revised.
View ArticleCollins says Trump ‘should defer to local decision makers’ on reopening schools
Maine's Republican senator says states and school systems are positioned best to base decisions on their own circumstances.
View ArticleCommunity colleges to reopen in fall with blend of online, in-person learning
Plans for the seven-campus system also include limited access to single-occupancy dorm rooms and a delay until at least January in fall and winter sports.
View ArticleAugusta school board approves controversial broadcast media policy
A contentious discussion about input preceded the overwhelming approval of the policy that regulates commentary and advertising, while also requiring a payment.
View ArticleCheverus drops controversial plan to use pesticide despite Portland’s approval
Not long after receiving a waiver to use a synthetic pesticide on its athletic fields, the high school withdrew its appeal Thursday amid criticism from residents.
View ArticleStudents balk at UMaine plans for remote learning on campus
The university is currently planning on delivering almost one-quarter of fall classes remotely, leaving some students disappointed and questioning whether they should return to campus.
View ArticleSchools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
Places that pose high risk of exposing people to the coronavirus may need to stay closed, if children are to get back to school safely.
View ArticleUNE’s return-to-campus plan includes hybrid learning
The plan also calls for a 4-tiered COVID-19 testing program and a requirement for all undergraduates to bring proof of a recent negative test to return to campus.
View ArticleTrump threatens to pull tax exemption for schools, colleges
The threat is just one more that he has issued as he ratchets up pressure to get them to open this fall.
View ArticleVirus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say
Health experts say there are too many uncertainties and variables for back-to-school to be back-to-normal.
View ArticleDemocrats blast DeVos for insisting schools fully reopen
DeVos stressed the importance of getting students back in classrooms, but repeatedly dodged questions about how that could be done safely.
View ArticleLegal challenges mount to Trump administration rule on student visas
Universities, tech companies and 18 attorneys general are among the parties arguing that the administration's decision is part of an apparent political strategy to force colleges to fully reopen...
View ArticleTrump administration backs off plan to send foreign students home if schools...
Bowdoin College was among many schools whose international students would have had to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall.
View ArticlePortland voters show strong support for $120 million school budget
Portland Public Schools is still working to identify about $400,000 in reductions after meetings with the district's 4 unions.
View ArticleMills administration issues guidelines for reopening schools, leaves...
The framework includes a color-coded system for designating COVID-19 risk level by county, and outlines safety requirements – including mask wearing – that all schools are expected to meet.
View ArticleMillions of kids told full return to school in fall unlikely
The word comes as many states – particularly in the Sunbelt – struggle to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases and governments worldwide try to control fresh outbreaks.
View ArticleSuperintendents welcome guidelines, see parents’ support as key to reopening
Three administrators in southern Maine say the state's blueprint will inform how schools approach reopening in the fall.
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