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Schools and Education

Published
January 20, 2021

Portland school board backs proposal to suspend key English learners test

The board voted unanimously to support the decision to not administer the annual test this year over concerns about logistics and the value of the testing data during the pandemic.
Published
January 19, 2021

SAT essays and subject tests to be scrapped amid pandemic fallout

The nation’s leading standardized testing organization also said it was developing a more flexible SAT that would be digital.
Published
January 18, 2021

School choice lawsuits could be headed to high court fight

At stake in several states including Maine are the rules governing school voucher programs and whether some students and certain types of private schools can be excluded from the programs.
Published
January 17, 2021

Richmond can move forward with withdrawal from RSU 2

Mark Bauer, the lawyer for Regional School Unit 2, says the town and district have finalized details of the separation.
Published
January 17, 2021

School nurses on the front lines of fighting COVID-19 and keeping schools open

Between contact tracing, testing and educational outreach, they are taking on new duties essential to keeping schools open this year.

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Published
January 15, 2021

First-year student applications down in UMaine System

Applications from in-state students have declined more than twice as fast as out-of-state applications, the system said.
Published
January 15, 2021

Maine colleges will expand COVID-19 testing for spring semester

The University of Maine System announces a move to weekly testing for all in-person staff and students as some private colleges also plan for more rigorous screening.
Published
January 13, 2021

State launches campaign to help students with college admissions process

The On Track for College series will deliver a dozen virtual college counseling and decision-making events for high school students this spring.
Published
January 10, 2021

Central Maine schools consider options for next round of federal coronavirus relief funding

With the state set to receive more than $183 million for schools from the latest COVID-19 relief package, school officials across central Maine are discussing best uses for the money.
Published
January 10, 2021

East End school goes remote in response to COVID-19 cases

Five coronavirus cases have been detected at the school on Munjoy Hill in Portland, officials said Sunday.