Maine schools report lower test scores, more course failures amid hybrid...
Teachers are brainstorming ways to keep students engaged on Zoom and how to maximize in-person time in response to the challenges some students are seeing with remote instruction.
View ArticleFour of Maine’s 16 counties remain ‘yellow’ in school reopening advisory system
The state released its latest set of county advisories for schools on Thursday, and Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford and York remain 'yellow' as infection rates continue to tick upward.
View ArticlePandemic leads school districts to consider skipping test for English...
Portland's school board will consider not giving the annual ACCESS test this year because of concerns about the logistics of testing and the value of the data during the pandemic.
View ArticleMaine to receive $183 million for schools in latest coronavirus relief package
The funding is part of $82 billion in emergency relief funds that have been allocated to support education nationwide.
View Article‘A lot of people are struggling’: Pandemic adds to challenges facing college...
Campuses are responding with emergency relief funds, technology and food distribution as students face hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleHigh school seniors are choosing colleges sight unseen
The pandemic has radically changed the way high school seniors apply to colleges, preventing many from physically touring and forcing them to rely on online information and virtual conversations to...
View ArticleEast End school goes remote in response to COVID-19 cases
Five coronavirus cases have been detected at the school on Munjoy Hill in Portland, officials said Sunday.
View ArticleCentral Maine schools consider options for next round of federal coronavirus...
With the state set to receive more than $183 million for schools from the latest COVID-19 relief package, school officials across central Maine are discussing best uses for the money.
View ArticleState launches campaign to help students with college admissions process
The On Track for College series will deliver a dozen virtual college counseling and decision-making events for high school students this spring.
View ArticleMaine colleges will expand COVID-19 testing for spring semester
The University of Maine System announced a move to weekly testing for all in-person staff and students as some private colleges also plan for more rigorous screening.
View ArticleFirst-year student applications down in UMaine System
Applications from in-state students have declined more than twice as fast as out-of-state applications, the system said.
View ArticleSchool nurses on the front lines of fighting COVID-19 and keeping schools open
Between contact tracing, testing and educational outreach, they are taking on new duties essential to keeping schools open this year.
View ArticleRichmond can move forward with withdrawal from RSU 2
Mark Bauer, the lawyer for Regional School Unit 2, says the town and district have finalized details of the separation.
View ArticleSchool choice lawsuits could be headed to high court fight
At stake in several states including Maine are the rules governing school voucher programs and whether some students and certain types of private schools can be excluded from the programs.
View ArticleSAT essays and subject tests to be scrapped amid pandemic fallout
The nation’s leading standardized testing organization also said it was developing a more flexible SAT that would be digital.
View ArticlePortland school board backs administration proposal to suspend key English...
The board voted unanimously to support the decision to not administer the annual tests this year over concerns about logistics and the value of the testing data during the pandemic.
View ArticleAt Biden’s request, Education Department extends pause on student loan payments
The moratorium, set to expire at the end of this month, is extended through Sept. 30.
View ArticlePlanning underway for statewide UMaine engineering college
The initiative, funded with a $75 million investment from the Harold Alfond Foundation, will build on existing programs to add capacity and opportunities across the University of Maine System.
View ArticleIn-person learning suffers as COVID-19 quarantines deplete Maine school staffs
As more teachers and staff are forced into quarantine due to coronavirus exposure, schools are increasingly switching to remote learning because of staffing shortages.
View ArticleReport shows significant lack of quality child care in rural Maine communities
The effects of this need are far-reaching, but a statewide effort to improve the situation could turn around the lives of children in rural areas such as Somerset County.
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