Iowa and Missouri have lowered substitute teaching requirements, while Connecticut has asked college students to step in and help.
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Posted inMaine, News
Boys & Girls Clubs adapt programs to help local schools during pandemic
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine will operate distance learning hubs in Portland and South Portland, and possibly Auburn-Lewiston.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Schools and Education
Maine Arts Academy gets creative with learning and safety
Chorus can be a challenge when harmonizing 14 feet apart with a face mask, but staff and students are making the most of the opportunity to keep the school open and singing.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Schools are learning from COVID’s challenges
Distance learning can be effective if educators take steps to fill in what’s lost by not gathering in person.
Posted inTimes Record, Uncategorized
Topsham’s old high school coming down
Mt. Ararat High School has a new state-of-the-art high school that opened to students Tuesday, and contractors are tearing down the old school to make way for a track and competition athletic field.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine students return for first day of in-person learning since pandemic shut down schools
Many districts around the state are welcoming students back this week for the first time since March, with new safety precautions.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Waterboro-based district delays start of school year
Superintendent Larry Malone also announced Monday that a person associated with the transportation department tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted inMaine, News
York County gets ‘yellow’ designation for school reopening after multiple outbreaks
The superintendent in Sanford is pushing back the start of school for high school students to Sept. 14 and said many families are opting to enroll in full-time distance learning because of recent outbreaks.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Augusta delays start of school year for elementary students
The Augusta school board voted Wednesday night to bump the start date by two days, to Sept. 10, for its youngest students.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Lawsuit seeking refund for interrupted study abroad program is dismissed
A federal judge said the operators of the program, based in Portland, were within their rights to cancel the program due to the coronavirus