Maine considers $42 million plan to lighten college graduates’ debt load
Recent graduates who live and work in Maine would get as much $2,000 a year in relief from loan payments.
View ArticleEducators in Portland autism classroom say staffing challenges are safety...
The teacher in a classroom where an ed tech is accused of sexually exploiting a child says warnings went unheeded and he’s been left out of efforts to make improvements.
View ArticleBowdoin College hires a top state police official to help lead campus security
Lt. Col. William Harwood will retire from public service and become associate director of safety and security at the Brunswick college.
View ArticleMaine might cut student loan debt for first-time homebuyers
The bill would provide one-time funds for mortgages to first-time homebuyers who have student loan debt.
View ArticleSome Maine schools to ditch masks while others wait for state guidance
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed masking guidelines Friday, but Maine officials have yet to indicate whether state recommendations will change.
View ArticleMills administration to announce new guidelines for school masking on Wednesday
The state reports more indications of steep declines in COVID-19 in Maine, but state officials have yet to lift an indoor mask recommendation for schools.
View ArticlePortland school board chooses principal for Lincoln Middle School
Marisa Ayala is trilingual and has experience in the Boston and Chicago public school systems.
View ArticleMills administration lifting Maine’s school mask recommendation
The Maine CDC said Wednesday that universal indoor masking will no longer be recommended for school and child care providers as of next Wednesday.
View ArticlePortland schools not ready to lift mask mandate despite change in guidelines
The largest district in Maine is diverging from new state – and now federal – recommendations and plans to keep masks for the foreseeable future.
View ArticleSome Maine colleges and universities will keep the masks on, for now
The University of Maine and Maine Community College systems do not plan to lift their mandatory masking policies now. The state's private colleges are taking varied approaches.
View ArticleUkrainian college students in Maine network together, struggle with...
Two students from Ukraine this week shared what it is like to be away from their home during the Russian invasion of their homeland.
View ArticleMask mandates going away in schools, but not everyone’s smiling
Officials in many large cities, such as Boston, say they'll keep the rules for now.
View ArticleUSM wipes away about $2 million in student debt
The university said it excused all student debt acquired between spring 2020 and summer 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleTeachers hit picket lines in Minneapolis as parents worry
Union leaders say district officials refusing to compromise on wages as well as providing more mental health services for students.
View Article‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes in Florida, goes to governor
Supporters of the legislation – which forbids educators from 'instructing' on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade – say parents should be bringing up the...
View ArticleColleges and universities oppose student-backed bill to prevent sexual assault
Opponents said they realize that sexual violence is pervasive on college campuses and they are striving to do better, but the bill is unnecessary.
View ArticleMassachusetts school employee files complaint over remote work request she...
A middle school counselor and social worker says she was unfairly fired after requesting to work from home because she is pregnant and has other health issues.
View ArticleMaine public school students take off their masks
As of Wednesday, optional masking is now recommended in all Maine public schools under state and federal guidelines. Portland's schools plan to go mask optional Monday.
View ArticleMaine schools report a steep drop in COVID-19 cases as masks come off
Cases in schools fell 50% in the past week as many students were allowed to take off their masks for the first time in about two years.
View ArticleMaine teacher shortage fueled by some leaving profession early as rate of new...
High expectations with low pay, coupled with the added stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, prompted at least two central Maine educators to look for new jobs.
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