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Schools and Education

Published
November 12, 2020

Appeals court clears Harvard of racial bias in admissions

A federal appeals in court has upheld a district court decision clearing Harvard University of intentional discrimination against Asian American applicants.
Published
November 11, 2020

Portland High School cancels in-person learning for 2 days because of COVID case

The decision comes after someone connected to the high school tests positive for COVID-19; it's the third case in the past 2 weeks.
Published
November 11, 2020

Portland approves USM’s $100 million plan for dorm, student center

The Planning Board voted unanimously in favor of the project on Tuesday night.
Published
November 11, 2020

Five more Bates students test positive; 62 now quarantined.

Four of the students whose tests came back positive late Tuesday were close contacts of a classmate who had already come down with the disease.
Published
November 10, 2020

Portland schools plan to increase in-person time for high school students

The change will require 10th- through 12th-graders to attend Learning Center sessions on campus twice per week starting at the end of the month.

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Published
November 8, 2020

UMaine at Augusta, Farmington partner to offer nursing program

As nurses in central Maine reach retirement age, 3,000 positions are expected to open over the next five years.
Published
November 6, 2020

Four Maine counties now designated ‘yellow’ in state’s reopening advisory system

Knox and Franklin counties have been added to the state's list of places where hybrid instruction is recommended, while Waldo County has returned to green but is being closely watched.
Published
November 5, 2020

Portland schools will stop asking families to verify daily COVID symptom checks

Only 50 to 60% of students were verifying that they'd completed the checks, making additional work for school nurses and staff, the district says.
Published
November 4, 2020

Ninety-one Portland students, staff in quarantine, as district reports 5th new coronavirus case

Portland Public Schools will post weekly COVID report cards to keep the public updated on cases going forward.
Published
November 2, 2020

Colleges to ramp up virus testing before Thanksgiving

Dispersing all of those students poses a risk: They might unwittingly infect family, friends and others at home if they happen to be carrying the virus.