An analysis of last year’s test scores found the average student would need the equivalent of 4.1 additional months of instruction to catch up to pre-COVID reading levels.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Schools and Education
A new sculpture winds through College of the Atlantic
The installation by British artist Andy Goldsworthy comprises 250 curbstones that form a 1,000-foot path from the entrance of the Bar Harbor campus to Frenchman Bay.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Florida school vouchers can pay for TVs, kayaks and theme parks. Is that OK?
Supporters of the expansion don’t consider the program as wasting taxpayer money. They see it as allowing families to customize education according to their children’s interests.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Mold cleanup delays opening of Portland elementary school
Mold was found in 16 classrooms in the Talbot Community School in Portland’s Riverton neighborhood, which will not open to students until Sept. 8.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
What you need to know about Biden’s new student loan repayment plan
The Saving on a Valuable Education plan is the most generous repayment option afforded by the Education Department.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Enrollment rises 18% at Maine community colleges
The state’s free tuition program boosts enrollment for a second straight year.
Posted inHealth, Maine, Schools and Education
UNE and MaineHealth team up on effort to improve care for chronic pain
The University of New England and the state’s largest hospital network will create a registry to aid in research that could lead to enhanced medical care.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Free consultancy work of failed UMA president raises questions about university payout deal
Maine’s state university system officials say Michael Laliberte is meeting the requirements of a settlement that has netted him nearly $300,000, but they refuse to provide proof.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
University of North Carolina graduate student left building right after killing adviser, police say
A since-deleted page on the school’s website listed Tailei Qi as part of Zijie Yan’s research group, though police say their ties were still under investigation.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Faculty member shot and killed at University of North Carolina; suspect arrested
About 3 hours after warning students to seek shelter indoors, the school posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, ‘All clear. All clear. Resume normal activities.’