Maine teachers unions worry about safety as school plans progress

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Published
August 7, 2020

Maine teachers unions worry about safety as school plans progress

With just weeks to go until the start of school, teachers say a lot of questions remain unanswered.
Published
August 7, 2020

Cuomo clears New York schools statewide to open, carefully

The governor says he will allow children to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, citing the state’s success in battling the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
August 7, 2020

Federal appeals court sides with Cape Elizabeth High School student in free speech case

The decision by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means Aela Mansmann will not be required to serve a 3-day school suspension while her case proceeds in a lower court.
Published
August 7, 2020

Portland school board confronts ‘impossible situation’ for reopening this fall

Board members say they are sympathetic to concerns about the district's proposed hybrid model and will work to come up with solutions over the next 2 weeks.
Published
August 6, 2020

Deering and Casco Bay add to unusual week of drive-in graduations

The high schools held separate graduation ceremonies Thursday at the Ocean Gateway terminal overlooking Portland Harbor.
Published
August 6, 2020

Vermont religious school students likely to succeed in appeal, federal court says

At issue in the Vermont case is whether Catholic school students may take college classes under the Vermont Dual Enrollment state program.
Published
August 6, 2020

New York City the last holdout on in-person schooling as big districts defy Trump

New York still needs Gov. Andrew Cuomo's approval as it plans on being the only major school district to have students in classrooms.
Published
August 5, 2020

Amid pandemic, Portland High seniors celebrate school’s first drive-in graduation. See the photos.

It has been a turbulent year for the 181 seniors, who graduated Wednesday night while sitting in vehicles parked in a lot on Portland's waterfront.
Published
August 5, 2020

Bates College scene to change from party hearty to hardly party

Students on the Lewiston campus advised of restrictions due to pandemic
Published
August 4, 2020

Portland teachers, parents air concerns over school reopening plan

A public hearing Tuesday focused on teachers' health and safety, a lack of in-person classes for 10th- through 12th-grade students, and how COVID-19 has disproportionately hurt Maine's communities of color.