Schools and Education
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
Some educators of color resist push for police-free schools
Some school leaders say school resource officers are being unfairly blamed for students of color ending up in the criminal justice system.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
State approves in-school learning for every county in Maine
The classifications from the Maine Department of Education suggest that schools across the state can open for in-person instruction this fall with the proper safety measures in place.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Maine receives $17 million in CARES funding to pilot remote learning models
The federal grant funding announced this week as part of the CARES Act will go to developing and implementing new remote learning models.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Bates group pressures college to change its plan to bring all students back to campus
A petition circulating among students, faculty and staff at the Lewiston college says its reopening plan is too dangerous.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2020
Family sues school district where bus driver was accused of slapping autistic student
The family of the student, now 18, claims that Gray-New Gloucester school officials were negligent for not preventing the attack and failing to provide training for the driver.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2020
Colby College requiring students to live in campus housing
A local landlord said that she has been put in a tough situation after students who had signed lease agreements to live in one of her rental units were told that they had to live on campus.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2020
National teacher union supports strikes over reopening plans
One of the nation’s largest teachers unions is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without proper safety measures
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PublishedJuly 27, 2020
Republican bill ignores calls for extension on federal student loan payment moratorium
The suspension is set to expire at the end of September.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2020
Portland schools may let students learn from home if they want to
The school board will take public comment next week on a range of reopening scenarios, all of which come with a remote learning option.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2020
Colleges plan for virus testing, but strategies vary widely
Schools try to reassure parents and students they can reopen safely, even if it means spending whatever it takes.
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