One of the nation’s largest teachers unions is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without proper safety measures
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Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Colleges plan for virus testing, but strategies vary widely
Schools try to reassure parents and students they can reopen safely, even if it means spending whatever it takes.
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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Oakland-based RSU 18 superintendent shares back-to-school plan
Regional School Unit 18 has developed a draft of what the upcoming school year could look like for students, including giving parents the option of having their children taught remotely, whether that is required or not.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Originally rescheduled for August, UMF postpones 2020 graduation again
The class of 2020 still awaits commencement plans from the University of Maine at Farmington but some are ready to let go of a ceremony altogether.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
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.’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Schools and Education
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.