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Schools confront ‘off the rails’ numbers of failing grades

by CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press December 6, 2020December 6, 2020

Districts report the number of failing students has doubled, and in some cases, tripled.

Former Portland schools superintendent Caulk dies at 49

by Rachel Ohm December 6, 2020December 6, 2020

Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Caulk led Portland Public Schools from 2012 to 2015 before taking a job as a superintendent in Kentucky, where he had recently been on medical leave.

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‘Our kids are the sacrifices’: Parents push schools to open

by SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America December 5, 2020

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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Portland childcare programs in jeopardy without more federal coronavirus funds

by Rachel Ohm December 5, 2020December 4, 2020

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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DeVos extends moratorium on federal student loan payments through January

by Danielle Douglas-Gabriel The Washington Post December 4, 2020

The freeze on payments and interest, first imposed in March and later extended, had been set to expire Dec. 31.

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Maine schools stick to in-person instruction as coronavirus numbers rise

by Rachel Ohm December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

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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Portland schools postpone resumption of in-person learning for high-schoolers

by Bob Keyes November 27, 2020November 27, 2020

Students in grades 10-12 had objected to the planned resumption, which had been pushed by many of their parents.

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UMaine System, unions settle dispute over retirees’ health insurance

by Joe Lawlor November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

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.