Schools and Education
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2021
Pandemic leads school districts to consider skipping test for English language learners
Portland's school board will consider not giving the annual ACCESS test this year because of concerns about the logistics of testing and the value of the data during the pandemic.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2020
Four of Maine’s 16 counties remain ‘yellow’ in school reopening advisory system
The state released its latest set of county advisories for schools on Thursday, and Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford and York remain 'yellow' as infection rates continue to tick upward.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2020
Maine schools report lower test scores, more course failures amid hybrid learning
Teachers are brainstorming ways to keep students engaged on Zoom and how to maximize in-person time in response to the challenges some students are seeing with remote instruction.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
Portland schools, others continue outdoor learning despite winter
Some even of the nation's most frigid climes plan to keep it going all winterlong.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Portland school board votes to give workers $18-an-hour minimum wage hazard pay
The city has said it will wait to enforce the hazard pay provision in the minimum wage referendum approved by voters in November, but the school board voted Tuesday to implement the provision retroactively to Dec. 3.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Kennebec Valley Community College receives $1 million gift from Lunder Foundation
The $1 million gift will go toward the KVCC Foundation Lunder Scholars Endowment, which gives needs-based scholarships to KVCC students.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
UMaine System plans to expand COVID testing for spring semester
The system is considering weekly testing for staff and students on campus when classes resume Jan. 25.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
Scarborough superintendent plans to retire at the end of June
Prince was hired as interim superintendent in 2019 after having previously retired as superintendent in RSU 14. He plans to depart after his contract expires June 30.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
Dozens of Maine schools now using COVID rapid tests for students and staff
The Maine CDC has distributed more than 4,000 rapid tests to K-12 schools since early November.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2020
Portland high and middle schools will go remote Monday and Tuesday
The decision follows a designation by the state indicating further community spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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