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Central Maine grandparents embrace role as educators during pandemic
Grandparents have been pressed into service to provide childcare and teaching help during the coronavirus pandemic, when parents have to work and education has shifted to remote models.
Proposed law would require Maine schools to teach African American history
The measure, which would also require schools to teach about the history of genocide, comes as states across the U.S. are examining how they’re teaching about racial and social injustice.
Central Maine students taking initiative to find connections with classmates
A Cony High School senior created an online group with friends to connect, while Monmouth Academy students took the lead on revamping its website to allow for greater communication.
Black History Month: Schools were segregated in the North, too
The battles of the civil rights era were also fought outside the Jim Crow South.
Maine Catholic schools celebrate 100 days of in-person learning
“The efforts and dedication of our school communities have been lauded by not only the church, but by the wider community,” said Marianne Pelletier, superintendent of Maine Catholic schools.
In vaccine rollout, 26 states have plans for teachers to get their shots. Maine isn’t one of them.
Teachers are defined as essential workers, a large group in Maine that also includes grocery employees, postal workers, agricultural and other food workers, and manufacturing employees.
Central Maine teachers await answers on their COVID-19 vaccinations
Officials with the Maine Department of Education have said they did not know when teachers will receive the vaccine.
Augusta mother gets books into hands of city students through sixth grade
Crystal Schmidt, whose son, Ricky, is in kindergarten, had the idea to help students with their literacy and keep things interesting while they are home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Push to reopen schools could leave out millions of students
President Biden says he wants most schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade to reopen by late April.