Schools and Education
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PublishedDecember 5, 2020
‘Our kids are the sacrifices’: Parents push schools to open
Those who are unhappy with distance learning are taking increasingly vocal roles in calling for more in-person instruction through grassroots organizing and legal challenges.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2020
Portland childcare programs in jeopardy without more federal coronavirus funds
A proposal headed to the school board for discussion Tuesday would discontinue community childcare programs for students on days they're not in school, with federal relief funding about to run out.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2020
DeVos extends moratorium on federal student loan payments through January
The freeze on payments and interest, first imposed in March and later extended, had been set to expire Dec. 31.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2020
Maine schools stick to in-person instruction as coronavirus numbers rise
COVID cases are increasing in schools, but officials say they have seen little evidence of transmission in school buildings and plan to continue offering in-person learning as long as it's safe.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2020
Portland schools postpone resumption of in-person learning for high-schoolers
Students in grades 10-12 had objected to the planned resumption, which had been pushed by many of their parents.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2020
UMaine System, unions settle dispute over retirees’ health insurance
The deal affects about 3,000 retirees, who will now have the option of keeping a group health plan that would have been replaced by a health exchange system.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak pushes South Portland High School to all-remote learning
The high school has had three confirmed cases within 14 days and will begin all-remote learning on Monday.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
Thanksgiving lessons jettison Pilgrim hats, welcome truth
More U.S. schools are rethinking traditional Thanksgiving lessons that focus on the English settlers but teach little about Native Americans.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
As cases rise, Maine colleges prepare to send students home to finish semester
Colleges around Maine will send students home to finish the semester remotely after Thanksgiving, but only after testing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during travel.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
‘It’s gotten nasty’: Clash over racial equity work roils Cumberland
Six months after SAD 51 issued two racial equity letters, the district continues to see backlash from a resident who has alleged an illegal meeting and hiring.
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