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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Maine receives $17 million in CARES funding to pilot remote learning models
The federal grant funding announced this week as part of the CARES Act will go to developing and implementing new remote learning models.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2020
Superintendents welcome guidelines, see parents’ support as key to reopening
Three administrators in southern Maine say the state's blueprint will inform how schools approach reopening in the fall.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Our View: Getting students back to school should be the country’s top priority
We have to dedicate ourselves to doing the right thing elsewhere, all over the country and all at once, in a way we haven't yet really pulled off during the pandemic.
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PublishedJune 30, 2020
Cost of reopening schools during pandemic could exceed $300 million
Maine's education commissioner tells lawmakers that schools face a heavy lift in procuring personal protective equipment, expanding bus fleets and filling vacant positions.
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PublishedJune 21, 2020
Our View: Maine schools will need money to reopen
Cleaning, transportation and schedule changes will add costs to already-stretched local budgets it Congress doesn't act.
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PublishedJune 12, 2020
Commentary: We can do better by Mainers with intellectual disabilities, their caregivers
Federal COVID aid can boost front-line workers’ pay and ensure internet access for every disabled child.
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PublishedApril 26, 2020
Maine Voices: COVID crisis requires new thinking on school lunch programs
Since kids can't access nutritious meals at their school's cafeteria, new networks have had to organize.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Maine Labor Department holds line on teen work hours during pandemic
Some employers have asked for looser rules on teen work permits, but the state says limits on hours that apply during the school year remain in effect.
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Many central Maine school buildings to remain closed for rest of school year
Some superintendents announced plans Thursday to continue remote or distance learning through June, following Tuesday's recommendation by Maine's education commissioner. Others are taking a wait-and-see position.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2020
Bill Nemitz: While others partied on beaches, these Maine kids fired up their computers
A public service announcement, produced by a group of Gorham High School seniors, sends the right message on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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