The effects of this need are far-reaching, but a statewide effort to improve the situation could turn around the lives of children in rural areas such as Somerset County.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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In-person learning suffers as COVID-19 quarantines deplete Maine school staffs
As more teachers and staff are forced into quarantine due to coronavirus exposure, schools are increasingly switching to remote learning because of staffing shortages.
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Planning underway for statewide UMaine engineering college
The initiative, funded with a $75 million investment from the Harold Alfond Foundation, will build on existing programs to add capacity and opportunities across the University of Maine System.
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At Biden’s request, Education Department extends pause on student loan payments
The moratorium, set to expire at the end of this month, is extended through Sept. 30.
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Portland school board backs proposal to suspend key English learners test
The board voted unanimously to support the decision to not administer the annual test this year over concerns about logistics and the value of the testing data during the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
SAT essays and subject tests to be scrapped amid pandemic fallout
The nation’s leading standardized testing organization also said it was developing a more flexible SAT that would be digital.
Posted inMaine, New England, Schools and Education
School choice lawsuits could be headed to high court fight
At stake in several states including Maine are the rules governing school voucher programs and whether some students and certain types of private schools can be excluded from the programs.
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Richmond can move forward with withdrawal from RSU 2
Mark Bauer, the lawyer for Regional School Unit 2, says the town and district have finalized details of the separation.
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School nurses on the front lines of fighting COVID-19 and keeping schools open
Between contact tracing, testing and educational outreach, they are taking on new duties essential to keeping schools open this year.
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First-year student applications down in UMaine System
Applications from in-state students have declined more than twice as fast as out-of-state applications, the system said.