New Ventures Maine has announced tuition-free online workshops and classes for November to help people in Maine gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to start a business, build a career, and manage money. Classes include single and multi-session classes, provided in interactive and self-paced online formats. The full class schedule with offerings for November 2022 […]
virtual education
Posted inCommunity
UMaine plans free summer courses for high school students
ORONO — University of Maine Early College summer course registration is open, with more than 50 online courses available to high school students tuition-free. Qualified high school students can earn up to 12 college credits per year at UMaine and its regional campus in Machias. UMaine’s summer schedule includes online and live courses, and several […]
advertisement
Posted inCommunity
Champlain College to offer training course free to Maine educators
Middle and high school educators in Maine interested in honing their personal finance teaching skills, or newcomers to the field, can attend a free, online, asynchronous course offered by the Financial Literacy Academy at the Center for Financial Literacy at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. This graduate-level course, which has been recognized by the White […]
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Maine college enrollments drop as pandemic, job market pull students from classrooms
The decline in higher education enrollment has been particularly felt by community colleges, which are seeing a 5.9 percent drop in student numbers this fall.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Celebrating school choice in Maine amid the pandemic
Families’ education struggles are made tougher by state caps on the number of public charter schools and enrollment in virtual charters.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
Upstream’s Steve Brooke to give talk Nov. 17 via Zoom
Slideshow presentation will cover the history of Cobbossee waterway, and more.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Augusta-based charter school marks five years of virtual-only learning
Maine Virtual Academy has a model that works for its students, and other public schools now utilizing remote learning can find answers in that model.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Maine education department’s MOOSE platform aims to make remote learning more accessible
The state Department of Education has created learning modules for use by Maine educators navigating the challenges of educating their students when they’re not in the classroom.
Posted inCommunity
UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers to mentor gardeners
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will start a new program that matches Maine gardeners of all experience levels — from novice to seasoned pro — with a garden mentor for the growing season, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension office in Orono. The Garden Mentorship Program will match UMaine Extension Master Gardener […]
Posted inCommunity
Eastern Maine Community College to offer free online courses this summer
Maine high school students who graduate with the class of 2020 are invited to apply to take a free online course at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor this summer. A student taking a free college course at a EMCC can save $2,000 to $3,000 in tuition at a four-year college or university and get […]