The extended closures prompted by the pandemic rule out rites of passage like graduation, prom and other events that students look forward to all year.
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School districts following state recommendation to keep classrooms closed
Portland, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth and others say they’ll stick with remote learning to complete the academic year as the coronavirus outbreak continues.
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Maine says schools should plan to keep classrooms closed for rest of academic year
Maine’s commissioner of education is recommending that schools across the state plan to continue to replace in-person classroom and group instruction with remote and distance learning programs for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. Pender Makin notified Maine school officials of her recommendation on Tuesday, saying she was basing her decision on guidance from […]
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Portland school board removes interim tag, approves co-principals for Deering High
Alyson Dame and Abdullahi Ahmed have served in those roles since August.
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The show goes on, virtually, for central Maine music teachers
Music teachers at Hall-Dale Middle School, and Richmond Middle and High School are offering private lessons for their students while schools are closed.
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Financial hits pile up for colleges as some fight to survive
Colleges across the nation are scrambling to close deep budget holes and some have been pushed to the brink of collapse since the coronavirus outbreak triggered a series of financial losses.
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For thousands of students without home internet access, remote learning is an extra challenge
The coronavirus has forced Maine students to study at home, highlighting how many don’t have reliable internet and technology access.
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Portland school officials refining remote learning plans as outbreak goes on
They have been fielding questions around grading, work load and technology, and say they will continue to update plans as they get feedback.
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Third person from Cumberland school tests positive for coronavirus
Superintendent Jeffrey Porter said Monday that he couldn’t rule out the possibility that the staffer had contact with others during the week before the Mabel I. Wilson elementary school was closed.
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University of Maine System cancels in-person graduations
Degrees will still be awarded on schedule and individual campuses are making plans for alternative ceremonies.