School officials are scrambling to use millions of dollars in COVID-19 aid before Dec. 30.
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News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Portland high school families push for more in-person learning
Superintendent Xavier Botana said physical distancing and staffing challenges are preventing the district from offering more in-person options for 10th- through 12th-graders.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Portland schools delay bringing back elementary students for full-time, in-person learning
Space, distancing and staffing challenges contributed to the decision not to resume full-time classroom instruction Oct. 13, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System under fire for changes to retirees’ health coverage
University officials say the new insurance will save $2.5 million a year and expand benefits, but lawmakers, unions and retirees want them to reconsider it.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Norway police chief says ‘it’s been quite a battle here’ over ongoing violence
Tensions remain high in Norway and Paris following the arrests of teens involved in assaults, while parents protest ‘lack of consequences.’
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
NYC elementary schools reopen in big back-to-school test
Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maranacook Community Middle School student has a ‘probable positive’ test for COVID-19
Officials: The Readfield school will use fully remote learning until Oct. 13.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
U.S. to ship millions of tests in push to reopen K-12 schools
Monday’s announcement comes as confirmed new COVID-19 cases remain elevated at more than 40,000 per day.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine will remove name of eugenics advocate from academic building
A task force has recommended the board of trustees consider various options for renaming the building on the Orono campus, possibly for a person of Wabanaki descent.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
The eyes don’t have it: Masks upset classroom communication
Some schools have ordered face shields or masks with clear panels so students can see teachers’ mouths, while others have set up plexiglass bubbles.