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Schools and Education

Published
July 23, 2020

Skowhegan students have 9 options for new school mascot

The Support Services Committee met Thursday to discuss their ideas for mascot names, finishing the list with a total of nine suggestions.
Published
July 23, 2020

In shift, Trump says some schools may need to delay opening

Even as he tempered his position, Trump insisted that schools should be 'actively making preparations to open.'
Published
July 22, 2020

Bates College may house some students in area hotels

Lewiston college is scrambling to get ready for students' return in a month to a transformed campus.
Published
July 22, 2020

First subcommittee meets to discuss Skowhegan area school mascot

The Education Policy and Program Committee convened on Tuesday evening to discuss their ideas for mascot names, with the next subcommittee meeting on Thursday to do the same.
Published
July 22, 2020

Poll finds very few Americans want to see full school reopenings

The findings are a sharp contrast to the picture that President Donald Trump paints as he pressures schools to reopen.

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Published
July 22, 2020

With master’s students back in class, MECA already in first phase of reopening campus

The art school in downtown Portland plans to bring back all 500 of its students by September.
Published
July 21, 2020

Winslow continues to plan for school year — despite lack of information from state

The Winslow School District's back-to-school committee is trying to plan for the upcoming school year, but is unable to make significant progress as it awaits greater guidance from the state.
Published
July 19, 2020

Maine teachers worry what a return to school will look like

Amid a nationwide debate over how and when to reopen schools, Maine teachers and staff have concerns about health and safety, how to enforce mask-wearing and what to do if their own children's schedules don't align with theirs.
Published
July 17, 2020

Superintendents welcome guidelines, see parents’ support as key to reopening

Three administrators in southern Maine say the state's blueprint will inform how schools approach reopening in the fall.
Published
July 17, 2020

Millions of kids told full return to school in fall unlikely

The word comes as many states – particularly in the Sunbelt – struggle to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases and governments worldwide try to control fresh outbreaks.