Schools and Education
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2021
Schools nationwide plan for potential of remote learning into the fall
President Biden has made reopening schools a top priority, but administrators say there is much to consider as new strains of the coronavirus appear and teachers wait their turn for vaccinations.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2021
USM grows scholarship program for disadvantaged and first-generation students
A Scarborough couple's effort to help a handful of Portland-area students pay for college has grown to an endowed scholarship fund that aims to help 100 Maine students at a time graduate debt-free.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2021
Sen. King gives students a Zoom primer on why the Arctic matters – especially to Maine
Maine's junior senator said new shipping lanes opening in the north may boost the state's three major ports as trade routes change.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2021
Maine ban on funding religious tuition goes to U.S. Supreme Court
So far, courts have sided with the state, which contends using taxpayer dollars to fund religious education violates the separation of church and state.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2021
Misconduct allegations lead to resignations and discipline in Portland schools
Three staff members resigned and 2 were given verbal warnings after the district investigated allegations of misconduct made by current and former students last summer.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2021
Justice Dept. drops Yale admissions discrimination lawsuit
The lawsuit against Yale University that alleged the Ivy League school was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2021
Expecting new COVID-19 cases to arrive with students, Bates College will add rapid tests to screenings
Bates students will begin to file back onto campus this week, and with the crowd will come increased risk of COVID-19 transmission, say campus officials.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2021
As virus cuts class time, teachers have to leave out lessons
With instruction time reduced as much as half, many of the nation's middle school and high school teachers have given up on covering all the material normally included in their classes
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2021
University of New England provost steps down
Joshua Hamilton says he left the post for 'personal reasons,' and UNE officials say he will be on sabbatical for the rest of the academic year.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2021
UMaine System won’t require COVID-19 vaccines for students or staff
The seven campuses will still encourage everyone who wants vaccinations to get them, a spokesman said.
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