Schools and Education
-
PublishedAugust 26, 2021
Shortage of school bus drivers prompts districts to offer big incentives
Some are trying to lure new hires by offering bonuses as big as $3,000, as the pandemic makes a longstanding problem worse.
-
PublishedAugust 25, 2021
More than half of Florida’s students now go to schools with mask mandates, defying DeSantis
Since DeSantis decreed that only parents can decide whether their children wear masks., districts have watched COVID-19 cases rise, including among young people.
-
PublishedAugust 24, 2021
New data show wide range of COVID-19 vaccination rates among Maine students
Some school districts, including Portland, have high estimated vaccination rates, but others appear to have much lower rates among vaccine-eligible students, age 12 or older.
-
PublishedAugust 24, 2021
U.S. outbreaks force early reversals of in-person learning
As infections mount, more than 80 school districts or charter networks have closed or delayed in-person classes for at least 1 entire school in more than a dozen states.
-
PublishedAugust 24, 2021
Freeport educator among 3 finalists for Maine Teacher of the Year
One of the nominees will be named the 2022 Maine Teacher of the Year in October.
-
PublishedAugust 24, 2021
UMaine System reports 66% vaccination rate as fall semester nears
Staff and students who did not register their vaccination status as of 5 p.m. Friday are being asked to undergo COVID-19 testing and quarantine when they arrive.
-
PublishedAugust 23, 2021
Judge hears power struggle over masking in Florida schools
At least seven school districts representing more than 1 million Florida students were defying the governor's order and others have scheduled votes soon on the issue.
-
PublishedAugust 22, 2021
Maine kindergarten vaccination rate rises
Fewer parents sought religious and philosophical exemptions last year, and a new law that takes effect this year that bans all but medical exemptions.
-
PublishedAugust 21, 2021
New England students with at-risk families fight to get remote options
A state law in Connecticut prohibits districts from providing a long-term remote learning option instead of in-person instruction.
-
PublishedAugust 21, 2021
Teacher vaccination mandates enacted in some states, but not in the works in Maine
Superintendents and teachers union representatives in several Maine districts said they aren't discussing vaccination mandates and many believe the staff vaccination rate is high enough to make mandates unnecessary.
- ← Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 106
- 107
- 108
- 109
- 110
- …
- 465
- Next Page →