The Trump administration is encouraging U.S. schools and colleges to rethink their ties to the Confucius Institute.
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Monmouth Memorial School reports COVID-19 case, first in RSU 2
Regional School Unit 2 joins, RSU 12 and 38, Augusta schools and St. Michael Catholic school as districts with reported positive cases.
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Portland’s Roux Institute to receive $100 million from massive Alfond grant
The donation will provide financial aid for graduate students, funding for postdoctoral research and support for cooperatives with Maine employers.
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Harold Alfond Foundation pledges $500 million to boost Maine economy
A series of massive donations that is intended to strengthen the state’s science and technology education includes major investments in Portland.
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Winslow High School adapts theater program to coronavirus restrictions
Also in central Maine, the Maine Arts Academy in Sidney is planning a drive-thru musical performance, while Messalonskee High School students have created a drama club and are meeting outdoors in Oakland.
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Education under siege: Maine’s poorest schools facing ‘uncharted waters’ in the age of COVID
A Sun Journal data analysis shows which schools performed well and which performed poorly before the pandemic, statistics that could soon get worse for Maine’s more disadvantaged students.
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Days after middle school case reported, Readfield-area high school has positive COVID-19 case
Superintendent Jay Charette made the announcement Friday in a letter on the Regional School Unit 38 website of the district’s second positive case, at Maranacook Community High School, four days after the report of one at the middle school.
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For some kids, staying home from school is more dangerous than COVID-19
Kids with addicted parents face a challenging future. We will experience the effects of a generation left behind at school for years to come.
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Waterville Board of Education updated on COVID-19 relief fund projects, hybrid instruction
Superintendent Eric Haley said $1.9 million from the second round of federal COVID-19 relief funding must be spent before Dec. 31, or the schools will lose it.
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Winthrop YMCA helps Monmouth start Kid Zone
Schools that are receiving coronavirus relief funding to establish a child care option for students are looking to Lonney Steeves’ model at the Winthrop Y.