The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control encouraged UMA students to think critically during the annual convocation event, this year appropriately themed “outbreak.”
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Will colleges’ virus prevention efforts get trashed by a few student parties?
Colleges and universities planned for months and spent billions on testing programs, ventilation systems and if the virus comes, who is accountable?
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Kennebunk High School student tests positive for COVID-19
School officials say they do not believe anyone else at the high school was exposed, and the student hasn’t been at the school since Sept. 12.
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Cape Elizabeth agrees to clear record of student suspended for posting note about rape
The lawsuit settlement, still subject to court approval, would expunge the suspension from Aela Mansmann’s school record.
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Cape Elizabeth school wins National Blue Ribbon recognition
Pond Cove Elementary School has been recognized as a 2020 Exemplary High Performing School by the U.S. Department of Education.
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U.S. parents delaying preschool and kindergarten amid pandemic
Huge declines in preschool enrollment, are raising worries about the long-term effects of so much lost early education.
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MSAD 52 closes Turner schools for a week after 4 COVID-19 cases
According to the district, Turner Primary School, Turner Elementary School, Tripp Middle School and Leavitt Area High School will go to fully remote teaching and learning for the next week.
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Student feedback takes center stage amid Skowhegan schools nickname deliberations
The final vote on the Skowhegan-area school district’s mascot will be voted on by the 23-person board of directors will be decided at the Oct. 8 meeting.
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Maine schools receive additional $164 million in federal relief
The money builds on $165 million districts received for pandemic-related expenses in July, but must be used by the end of December, according to federal requirements.
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Feared COVID outbreaks in schools yet to arrive, early data show
There have been explosive outbreaks in colleges and thousands of teachers and students have become sick, but the virus doesn’t seem to be spreading in schools.