Maine Department of Education Archives

Commentary: Head Start urges Maine’s senators to OK $1.7 billion in emergency relief

by Dianne L. Nelder and Nena Cunningham Special to the Press Herald August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

The preschool program has served families throughout the pandemic. Now it needs help keeping our most at-risk children safe.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Most teachers are likely to return to classrooms but worried about health and safety, survey shows

by Rachel Ohm August 12, 2020August 13, 2020

Parents said they are likely to send their children back to school but are skeptical of students’ abilities to meet health and safety requirements, according to new survey data from the Maine Department of Education.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Maine school plans must proceed with caution

by The Editorial Board August 4, 2020August 4, 2020

Districts have the ‘green light’ from the state to reopen – if they can meet strict public health guidelines.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education

Central Maine schools still grappling with how to bring students back in mix of options

by Rob Montana July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

While the state has unveiled its guidelines for schools, central Maine districts are still working out the details about how to start the academic year safely.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Maine receives $17 million in CARES funding to pilot remote learning models

by Rachel Ohm July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

The federal grant funding announced this week as part of the CARES Act will go to developing and implementing new remote learning models.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Superintendents welcome guidelines, see parents’ support as key to reopening

by Scott Thistle and Rachel Ohm July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

Three administrators in southern Maine say the state’s blueprint will inform how schools approach reopening in the fall.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Getting students back to school should be the country’s top priority

by The Editorial Board July 12, 2020July 10, 2020

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.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Cost of reopening schools during pandemic could exceed $300 million

by Kevin Miller June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

Maine’s education commissioner tells lawmakers that schools face a heavy lift in procuring personal protective equipment, expanding bus fleets and filling vacant positions.