Maine schools cautiously plan for what a return to classes will look like in the fall

Schools and Education

Published
May 24, 2020

Maine schools cautiously plan for what a return to classes will look like in the fall

Masks? Plexiglas? Six feet of space? Districts are bracing for what a different start to the school year could look like.
Published
May 23, 2020

For tech and trade students, online classes can’t replicate hands-on training

Many come from low-income households and such careers are a path out of poverty.
Published
May 21, 2020

Colby College to hold virtual celebration of Class of 2020

Colby College in Waterville will host all virtual events, including a lecture Friday, awards ceremony Saturday and a celebration for seniors Sunday.
Published
May 21, 2020

Colby College senior awarded prestigious Condon Medal for citizenship, contribution

The Condon Medal, established in 1920 through a gift by Randall Judson Condon, Class of 1886, honors the graduating senior who exhibited the finest qualities of citizenship and made the most significant contribution to the development of college life at Colby.
Published
May 20, 2020

Maine rejects federal guidance that would give private schools more relief funds

The guidance from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been criticized for giving private schools more money than Congress intended in the CARES Act.
Published
May 18, 2020

Unity College launches hybrid education program for the fall

‘We are designing each course for both online and face-to-face, and we’ll offer both options,’ Dr. Melik Peter Khoury, president of Unity College said about the college's new hybrid learning program.
Published
May 18, 2020

Bowdoin College could lose $20 million next year

The shortfall, estimated based on enrollment projections, tuition and financial aid, would be the largest in the college's history.
Published
May 17, 2020

Bowdoin College to host virtual graduation next weekend, in-person ceremony next year

Though it will be nothing like the real thing, Bowdoin President Clayton Rose said the virtual ceremony on May 23 will mark the “well-earned milestone” of the 473 class of 2020 graduates until they can gather again.
Published
May 17, 2020

Cony’s Chizzle Wizzle variety show will go on — virtually

This year's version of the nation's longest-running student variety show will be patched together with video of two performances — one that's already been recorded, the other to be filmed June 6 at Cony High School.
Published
May 15, 2020

Maine college leaders collaborating on ‘framework’ to reopen campuses

Presidents of Maine's public and private colleges and universities are hoping to present recommendations to Gov. Janet Mills next month.