Schools and Education
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Ninety-one Portland students, staff in quarantine, as district reports 5th new coronavirus case
Portland Public Schools will post weekly COVID report cards to keep the public updated on cases going forward.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2020
Colleges to ramp up virus testing before Thanksgiving
Dispersing all of those students poses a risk: They might unwittingly infect family, friends and others at home if they happen to be carrying the virus.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2020
Remote housing creates issues for remote learning in central Maine
Many families are unable to get internet at their houses because of the remote nature of where they live.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
56 students, staff members quarantining after probable positive case of COVID-19 at Canaan Elementary School
Under the direction of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, the two classrooms will be quarantined, with 47 students and nine staff members sent home.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
Sanford superintendent says flu vaccine provider failed to check for parents’ signature
Matt Nelson says three students got shots without their parents' consent because the provider didn't notice that the permission forms hadn't been signed or the signature had been crossed out.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
Maine Arts Academy students display their talents at outdoor, walk-through recital
Students at the Sidney school for the arts perform for family and friends, despite cold weather Friday morning, during a walk-through recital in what some call a return to normalcy.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
Three Maine counties now designated ‘yellow’ in school reopening system
Somerset, Waldo and Washington counties are now designated as "yellow" in the state's school re-opening advisory system.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2020
Federal court upholds Maine law barring public funding for religious high schools
The plaintiffs charge that Maine's tuition statute is unfair to students who attend such schools, and plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2020
UMaine System retirees picket, plan legal action over benefits change
The Maine Education Association says changes to health insurance plans were made without consultation with unions and against signed contracts between the system and retired employees.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Sanford superintendent blames problems with permission slips for flu shots without consent
A school district investigation shows 3 students got vaccinations after submitting permission slips that weren't signed or indicated the parent didn't want their child vaccinated.
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