Health experts say there are too many uncertainties and variables for back-to-school to be back-to-normal.
Schools and Education
Local, state and national schools and education news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
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.
advertisement
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education, Varsity Maine
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
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.