CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer
U.S. health officials are relaxing social distancing recommendations for schools, now saying students can sit as close as 3 feet to each other in classrooms.
View ArticleMessalonskee High School esports awarded fully equipped lab
The High School Esports League and Army National Guard announced 25 winners from across the country. Messalonskee will get its lab May 10.
View ArticleSouth Portland Human Rights Commission, school board clash over racism...
The commission has asked for a joint discussion following a meeting in which commissioners alleged school board members are racist.
View ArticleBill would give Maine teachers lifetime certification after 20 years on the job
The state teachers' union supports the measure, but a group representing school boards opposes the legislation, saying it could erode teacher quality in Maine.
View ArticlePortland high schools set to start in-person learning 2 days a week in April
Principals have released plans that call for in-person learning starting April 12 at Deering and Portland high schools, and April 5 at Casco Bay High School.
View Article$1 million UMaine grant will expand rural telemedicine and distance learning
The grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund technology improvements at 42 higher education and health care sites around the state.
View ArticleMaine bill would require transparency about pesticides at schools
Democratic Sen. Mattie Daughtry of Brunswick wants to require schools to submit pest management logs to state authorities, and post inspection results publicly.
View ArticleUNE in Biddeford goes remote after on-campus COVID-19 cases rise
The surge in positive test results is tied to an increase in off-campus social gatherings, according to the university.
View ArticleYarmouth boy new Maine State Spelling Bee champion
Oliver Brown, a sixth-grader at Harrison Middle School, prevails in the 15th round of a competition held for the second straight year over Zoom.
View ArticlePortland singer starts nonprofit to help women of color into tech careers
Janay Woodruff, who performs as JanaeSound, is raising money and awareness for the project through virtual reality performances and a free streaming concert Saturday.
View ArticleMassachusetts might mandate genocide education after team used anti-Semitic...
Under the bill, which was approved last year by the Senate but failed to reach the governor's desk, every school district would be required to teach the history of genocide in its middle and high schools.
View ArticleCoronavirus cases increase across University of Maine System
The positivity rate remains below the state average but some students and staff are not participating in weekly COVID-19 testing.
View ArticleSouth Portland families urge schools to work harder on race issues
Some families say they want to see more urgency and transparency around racial equity work amid incidents that include a teacher's use of a racial slur in a classroom last year.
View ArticlePortland elementary and middle school students will return to schools 4 days...
The target date for implementing the increase in in-person learning is April 26, the superintendent said in a letter to families Friday.
View ArticleSouth Portland plans to release school equity report in mid-April
The report from the Center for Education Equity is based on focus groups with students, staff and parents and will come with recommendations for next steps in the district's equity work.
View ArticlePortland schools receive national award for college readiness program for...
The award comes with a $5,000 prize the district plans to use to establish a scholarship fund for students participating in the Make It Happen! program.
View ArticleMaine colleges won’t require COVID-19 vaccinations for students
Several campuses said they are strongly encouraging both students and staff to get vaccinations but won't require them as long as the vaccines are only authorized for emergency use by the FDA.
View ArticleUnity College to launch environmental education program at Pineland Farms
The announcement comes about 8 months after the college transitioned to a permanent hybrid model and said it would be looking to provide education in settings outside the main fixed campus.
View ArticleSouth Portland hires new school superintendent
Timothy M. Matheney, a longtime educator, will take over July 1 for outgoing Superintendent Ken Kunin.
View ArticleFalmouth superintendent takes job as head of Scarborough schools
Geoff Bruno has served as superintendent in Falmouth for the last 7 years and will start July 1 in Scarborough.
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