Bates puts start of next semester on ice
To better cope with COVID-19, the spring semester is slated to begin Feb. 17 instead of early January.
View ArticleFigdor named chairwoman as Portland school board welcomes 3 new members
Emily Figdor, first elected to the school board in 2018, will take over as chairwoman while Jeff Irish, Aura Russell-Bedder and Yusuf Yusuf also formally joined the board Monday night.
View ArticleDeath of Brunswick teen who took his life a sign of pandemic’s toll on young...
The midcoast community is mourning the loss of a high school football player whose parents have cited the coronavirus pandemic as a factor affecting their son's mental health.
View ArticleStaffing shortages caused by COVID exposure forcing some Maine schools to go...
As more teachers and staff quarantine because of coronavirus exposure, school districts are struggling to find enough substitutes to keep buildings open for in-person learning.
View ArticlePortland superintendent presents school board with plan to end free childcare...
The proposal would draw on savings to continue funding employees added during the pandemic, but would end free childcare during hybrid learning after coronavirus relief funding ends this month.
View ArticleAugusta’s public schools to begin winter break early, go fully remote until...
After a successful trial following Thanksgiving, city schools will use a remote learning model two days before and two weeks after the winter break.
View ArticleMusical family takes Oakland-based RSU 18 chorus international
Choral directors Kevin and Pam Rhein are working with their daughter and son-in-law on a choral collaboration with the Marymount International School in Rome, Italy.
View ArticleCheverus High School closed Friday because of COVID-19 case
The principal says he has canceled all classes and activities on Friday out of an abundance of caution after one person associated with the school tested positive.
View ArticleMaine public school enrollments drop amid pandemic
More families are choosing to home-school or send their children to private schools, and the drop in public school enrollment can have financial implications for districts.
View ArticleLewiston board defeats motion to close schools after holiday break
The School Committee has three times voted against going fully remote.
View ArticleFor some central Maine students with special learning services, remote...
School districts are learning many special service programs are unable to be replicated on a remote level — leaving some students facing a regression in their learning.
View ArticleRemote learning is changing snow days for some Maine school districts
Some school districts are considering remote learning days instead of traditional snow days as the pandemic makes learning from home more common and accessible.
View ArticleLaid-off workers from Jay mill can go to college for free
177 ex-employees are eligible for retraining at two area community colleges.
View ArticlePortland high and middle schools will go remote Monday and Tuesday
The decision follows a designation by the state indicating further community spread of the COVID-19 virus.
View ArticleDozens of Maine schools now using COVID rapid tests for students and staff
The Maine CDC has distributed more than 4,000 rapid tests to K-12 schools since early November.
View ArticleScarborough superintendent plans to retire at the end of June
Prince was hired as interim superintendent in 2019 after having previously retired as superintendent in RSU 14. He plans to depart after his contract expires June 30.
View ArticleUMaine System plans to expand COVID testing for spring semester
The system is considering weekly testing for staff and students on campus when classes resume Jan. 25.
View ArticleKennebec Valley Community College receives $1 million gift from Lunder...
The $1 million gift will go toward the KVCC Foundation Lunder Scholars Endowment, which gives needs-based scholarships to KVCC students.
View ArticlePortland school board votes to give minimum wage hazard pay
The city has said it will wait to enforce the hazard pay provision in the minimum wage referendum approved by voters in November, but the school board voted Tuesday to implement the provision...
View ArticlePortland schools, others continue outdoor learning despite winter
Some even of the nation's most frigid climes plan to keep it going all winterlong.
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