As coronavirus cases fall, schools feel pressure to add more in-person learning

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February 28, 2021

As coronavirus cases fall, schools feel pressure to add more in-person learning

With vaccines on the horizon and many families pushing for more in-person time, Maine school districts still face challenges with staffing and meeting physical distancing requirements.
Published
February 28, 2021

Pandemic hasn’t completely brought curtain down on student performers

Maine school drama groups, choruses and bands have dealt with limitations on practicing and performing by rehearsing over Zoom and putting together productions online, but restrictions are starting to loosen.
Published
February 26, 2021

Worried about COVID-19, Bates cracks down on students violating rules

The college warned students Friday that it may need to impose in-room remote learning to stop the disease from spreading after it reported 18 cases this month.
Published
February 24, 2021

State to ask schools to give standardized tests ‘when it is feasible and safe’

The state hopes to provide additional flexibility in testing requirements following the release of new federal guidance this week.
Published
February 24, 2021

University trustees approve 580-bed residence hall, student center for USM

The $93.7 million project is one of several housing initiatives aimed at bringing nearly 1,000 residence hall beds to campuses in Portland, Presque Isle and Farmington by 2023.
Published
February 23, 2021

Portland superintendent says district working to add in-person for high school students

Several parents and students spoke in favor of wanting to see more in-person learning time for high school students during Tuesday night's school board meeting.
Published
February 21, 2021

Teacher vaccinations ‘not a prerequisite’ to reopening schools, White House reiterates

Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the administration is still aiming for reopenings by late April.
Published
February 21, 2021

For college freshmen, campus life can be lonely amid pandemic restrictions

Social distancing, online classes and mask wearing add to the stress of being a new student in Maine, and some campus counseling centers are seeing different and more acute complaints because of the coronavirus.
Published
February 20, 2021

Enrollment at community colleges plummets

The pandemic takes a heavy toll on older adult students who frequently choose this route.
Published
February 19, 2021

Some Portland high school parents disappointed with proposal to add 4 hours of in-person learning

The superintendent is expected to present the plans for adding in-person time for 10th- through 12th-grade students at a school board meeting Tuesday.