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Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Schools face steep challenge in the fall

by The Editorial Board June 1, 2020June 1, 2020

Schools present the right conditions for spreading the coronavirus, but keeping them closed is unhealthy too.

The Forecaster

School Notebook: May 20

May 20, 2020May 18, 2020

St. Brigid School students show their love Seventh grade students at St. Brigid School in Portland expressed their thoughts and emotions earlier this month with a project called “Love Your Neighbor.” “The task was to creatively demonstrate what it means to love your neighbor and its importance in our lives as Christians,” said Erica Papkee, […]

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Maine coaches deserve pay even during lost season

by The Editorial Board May 12, 2020May 11, 2020

We need to maintain the bonds of connection even more when schools have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Will we still all be ‘in this together’ when the crisis is over?

by Grace Leavitt Special to the Press Herald May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic exposed inequities in our schools that won’t be cured with a vaccine.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Class of 2020, consider what COVID shutdown has given you

by Andy Young Special to the Press Herald May 9, 2020May 8, 2020

You have many years to take part in community sports or theater, dress up and go dancing – and even bond with your soon-to-be former classmates.

Op-eds, Opinion

Reps. Brennan, Ingwersen: Pandemic crisis highlights importance of Maine schools, teachers

by Reps. Michael Brennan and Henry Ingwersen Special to the Press Herald May 9, 2020May 8, 2020

Remote learning will likely be a tool in our state’s toolbox, as long as new policies focus on equity and student success.

The Forecaster

School Notebook: April 22

April 22, 2020April 20, 2020

Falmouth student excels, local students earn awards, scholarships at Maine State Science Fair A Falmouth High School student earned a top three award at the 74th annual Maine State Science Fair, organized by The Jackson Laboratory and Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance. The March 28 virtual event included 199 students representing 32 schools in 11 […]