Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say

Schools and Education

Published
July 12, 2020

Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say

Health experts say there are too many uncertainties and variables for back-to-school to be back-to-normal.
Published
July 10, 2020

UNE’s return-to-campus plan includes hybrid learning

The plan also calls for a 4-tiered COVID-19 testing program and a requirement for all undergraduates to bring proof of a recent negative test to return to campus.
Published
July 9, 2020

Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices

Places that pose high risk of exposing people to the coronavirus may need to stay closed, if children are to get back to school safely.
Published
July 9, 2020

Students balk at UMaine plans for remote learning on campus

The university is currently planning on delivering almost one-quarter of fall classes remotely, leaving some students disappointed and questioning whether they should return to campus.
Published
July 9, 2020

Broadcasters say they will not air Cony High School’s home games

Longtime central Maine broadcasters say they will focus on schools that welcome them, and cover Cony only when it is the visiting team.
Published
July 9, 2020

Augusta school board approves controversial broadcast media policy

A contentious discussion about input preceded the overwhelming approval of the policy that regulates commentary and advertising, while also requiring a payment.
Published
July 9, 2020

Community colleges to reopen in fall with blend of online, in-person learning

Plans for the seven-campus system also include limited access to single-occupancy dorm rooms and a delay until at least January in fall and winter sports.
Published
July 9, 2020

Collins says Trump ‘should defer to local decision makers’ on reopening schools

Maine's Republican senator says states and school systems are positioned best to base decisions on their own circumstances.
Published
July 9, 2020

CDC: No rewriting of guidelines for reopening schools

Despite President Trump’s sharp criticism, a top health official says federal guidelines for reopening schools are not being revised.
Published
July 8, 2020

Portland-based education nonprofit sued for study-abroad refunds

The Council on International Education Exchange suspended all of its spring programs but said only students who could not complete their courses online would be eligible for refunds.