New York still needs Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s approval as it plans on being the only major school district to have students in classrooms.
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Amid pandemic, Portland High seniors celebrate school’s first drive-in graduation. See the photos.
It has been a turbulent year for the 181 seniors, who graduated Wednesday night while sitting in vehicles parked in a lot on Portland’s waterfront.
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Bates College scene to change from party hearty to hardly party
Students on the Lewiston campus advised of restrictions due to pandemic
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Portland teachers, parents air concerns over school reopening plan
A public hearing Tuesday focused on teachers’ health and safety, a lack of in-person classes for 10th- through 12th-grade students, and how COVID-19 has disproportionately hurt Maine’s communities of color.
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Unity community shocked by academic shift, layoffs, but student leader hopeful
The college said Monday that the school would be shifting permanently to a hybrid model, which has left many within the community feeling blindsided and looking for answers.
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Masks now required at Maine day care facilities
The new rules went into effect Monday.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Closing schools around the world could cause a ‘generational catastrophe,’ U.N. secretary-general warns
Guterres’ comments come as countries around the world wrestle with how to keep students engaged while limiting the risk of coronavirus transmission.
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Maine Catholic schools announce reopening plans
Public and private schools around the state have said they will follow safety protocols to limit spread of coronavirus.
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Portland superintendent recommends hybrid model for return to school
The proposal calls for some in-person classes for elementary, middle school and ninth-grade students, while grades 10 through 12 would primarily take classes remotely with access to in-person office hours and support.
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Parents struggle as some U.S. schools reopen amid coronavirus surge
Tens of thousands of students across the nation were set to resume in-person school Monday for the first time since March, some in states where the virus is spreading fast.