Schools and Education
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PublishedMay 24, 2020
Fifty years later, Colby College’s Class of 1970 recounts disruption to semester’s end
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced changes to Colby's final weeks of classes and traditional commencement ceremonies, members of the class of 1970 recall how protests and tension that year also disrupted the end of the semester even as their own 50th reunion is now canceled.
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PublishedMay 24, 2020
For high school seniors in Maine, it’s the year without a prom
Here are portraits are of 11 students dealing with a new reality brought on by the coronavirus.
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PublishedMay 24, 2020
For working parents, uncertainty about a return to school poses a challenge
As school districts make plans for the fall, some parents worry they will be forced to balance a safe return to school with the added stress of work and school schedules not lining up.
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PublishedMay 24, 2020
Maine schools cautiously plan for what a return to classes will look like in the fall
Masks? Plexiglas? Six feet of space? Districts are bracing for what a different start to the school year could look like.
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PublishedMay 23, 2020
For tech and trade students, online classes can’t replicate hands-on training
Many come from low-income households and such careers are a path out of poverty.
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
‘Calm amidst a storm:’ Popular Edward Little teacher dies
The announcement that Matt Closson had died set off a fury of grief and shock on social media, particularly on the Auburn School Department Facebook page.
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PublishedMay 20, 2020
Maine rejects federal guidance that would give private schools more relief funds
The guidance from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been criticized for giving private schools more money than Congress intended in the CARES Act.
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PublishedMay 18, 2020
Portland school board to weigh budget proposal with no tax increase
The school finance committee voted on a zero percent tax increase budget with additional cuts to come from either cost of living increases or athletics and co-curriculars.
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PublishedMay 18, 2020
Unity College launches hybrid education program for the fall
‘We are designing each course for both online and face-to-face, and we’ll offer both options,’ Dr. Melik Peter Khoury, president of Unity College said about the college's new hybrid learning program.
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PublishedMay 15, 2020
Maine college leaders collaborating on ‘framework’ to reopen campuses
Presidents of Maine's public and private colleges and universities are hoping to present recommendations to Gov. Janet Mills next month.
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