Schools and Education
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PublishedMarch 19, 2020
Coronavirus could impact Maine state assessment, college entrance exams
The Maine Department of Education will be seeking a waiver from the federal government in the event students are not able to take the annual state assessment.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Old Orchard Beach High staff member tests positive for virus
In a letter to families, Superintendent John Suttie said some staff and students may have been exposed.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Students enter ‘uncharted territory’ of learning at home
With the coronavirus forcing most schools in Maine to close, educators have been scrambling to come up with plans for home-based classwork.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2020
With classrooms closed, Maine schools work to get meals to students in need
Several districts have started programs for students to pick up meals they would normally get at school.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2020
Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread
Tens of millions of students nationwide have been sent home from school amid a wave of closings, leaving parents scrambling.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2020
Portland schools cancel SATs with little notice
School officials postponed Saturday morning's tests in response to the coronavirus, and it was an 'oversight' parents and kids weren't informed through the test administrator's website, the Portland High School principal says.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2020
Mass closures of Maine schools in response to coronavirus
Schools across southern Maine, including Portland, and in Bangor will close starting this week as officials try to slow the spread of the virus and respiratory disease it causes.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2020
As other states shut schools, Maine educators prepare for prospect of remote learning
While several districts announce 1-day closures, the Wells-Ogunquit and Mount Desert Island districts are closing for 1 week and 2 weeks, respectively, to prepare for the possibility of a longer-term shutdown.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2020
Colleges are going completely online amid coronavirus spread. How will that even work?
Universities are working to scale up their online offerings using technological platforms that have never been tested at such a high volume.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2020
Baxter Academy will close, transition to remote learning amid coronavirus spread
As K-12 schools around Maine announced plans to cancel or postpone large events and activities, the charter school said Thursday it will transition to distance learning by Monday.
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