Portland voters show strong support for $120 million school budget

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July 14, 2020

Portland voters show strong support for $120 million school budget

Portland Public Schools is still working to identify about $400,000 in reductions after meetings with the district's 4 unions.
Published
July 14, 2020

Trump administration backs off plan to send foreign students home if schools go online

Bowdoin College was among many schools whose international students would have had to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall.
Published
July 13, 2020

Legal challenges mount to Trump administration rule on student visas

Universities, tech companies and 18 attorneys general are among the parties arguing that the administration's decision is part of an apparent political strategy to force colleges to fully reopen despite rising COVID-19 cases.
Published
July 13, 2020

Democrats blast DeVos for insisting schools fully reopen

DeVos stressed the importance of getting students back in classrooms, but repeatedly dodged questions about how that could be done safely.
Published
July 12, 2020

Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say

Health experts say there are too many uncertainties and variables for back-to-school to be back-to-normal.
Published
July 10, 2020

Trump threatens to pull tax exemption for schools, colleges

The threat is just one more that he has issued as he ratchets up pressure to get them to open this fall.
Published
July 10, 2020

UNE’s return-to-campus plan includes hybrid learning

The plan also calls for a 4-tiered COVID-19 testing program and a requirement for all undergraduates to bring proof of a recent negative test to return to campus.
Published
July 9, 2020

Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices

Places that pose high risk of exposing people to the coronavirus may need to stay closed, if children are to get back to school safely.
Published
July 9, 2020

Students balk at UMaine plans for remote learning on campus

The university is currently planning on delivering almost one-quarter of fall classes remotely, leaving some students disappointed and questioning whether they should return to campus.
Published
July 9, 2020

Cheverus drops controversial plan to use pesticide despite Portland’s approval

Not long after receiving a waiver to use a synthetic pesticide on its athletic fields, the high school withdrew its appeal Thursday amid criticism from residents.