Schools and Education
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Unity College to launch environmental education program at Pineland Farms
The announcement comes about 8 months after the college transitioned to a permanent hybrid model and said it would be looking to provide education in settings outside the main fixed campus.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2021
Maine colleges will encourage, not require, students to get vaccinated
Several campuses say they are strongly encouraging their students and staff to get vaccinations but won't require them as long as the vaccines are authorized only for emergency use by the FDA.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
Portland schools receive national award for college readiness program for multilingual students
The award comes with a $5,000 prize the district plans to use to establish a scholarship fund for students participating in the Make It Happen! program.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
South Portland plans to release school equity report in mid-April
The report from the Center for Education Equity is based on focus groups with students, staff and parents and will come with recommendations for next steps in the district's equity work.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
Portland elementary and middle school students will go back to classrooms 4 days per week
The target date for increasing in-person learning is April 26, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2021
South Portland families urge schools to work harder on race issues
Some families say they want to see more urgency and transparency around racial equity work amid incidents that include a teacher's use of a racial slur in a classroom last year.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Coronavirus cases increase across University of Maine System
The positivity rate remains below the state average but some students and staff are not participating in weekly COVID-19 testing.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Massachusetts might mandate genocide education after team used anti-Semitic language to call plays
Under the bill, which was approved last year by the Senate but failed to reach the governor's desk, every school district would be required to teach the history of genocide in its middle and high schools.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Portland singer starts nonprofit to help women of color into tech careers
Janay Woodruff, who performs as JanaeSound, is raising money and awareness for the project through virtual reality performances and a free streaming concert Saturday.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2021
Yarmouth boy new Maine State Spelling Bee champion
Oliver Brown, a sixth-grader at Harrison Middle School, prevails in the 15th round of a competition held for the second straight year over Zoom.
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