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Schools and Education

Published
October 8, 2020

Charter school in Cornville, Skowhegan sees outbreak of COVID-19 cases

Community Regional Charter School executive director Travis Works confirmed that the charter school has 13 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday.
Published
October 8, 2020

Portland elementary teacher named Maine Teacher of the Year

Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at the Gerald E. Talbot Community School, received the recognition at an outdoor ceremony Thursday morning.
Published
October 8, 2020

Two candidates seek school board seat in Portland’s District 5

The race features Anthony Emerson, a cashier and recent USM graduate; and Jeffrey Irish, a supervisor in the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
Published
October 7, 2020

Skowhegan-area schools close after student tests positive for COVID-19

MSAD 54 superintendent said on Wednesday that the district is closing schools for the remainder of the week after members of the school community may have come in contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Published
October 7, 2020

Alfond’s $240 million gift to UMaine System among largest ever to public higher ed institute

The money from the Harold Alfond Foundation will help transform the University of Southern Maine by providing most of the funding for a new graduate center and law school and access to a multi-university engineering program.

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Published
October 6, 2020

Physical space and staffing cited as Portland schools stick with limited reopening

A small group of parents at Tuesday's meeting voiced frustration with a lack of in-person classes for high school students.
Published
October 6, 2020

Looming deadline may cause schools to leave pandemic relief unspent

School officials are scrambling to use millions of dollars in COVID-19 aid before Dec. 30.
Published
October 5, 2020

Portland high school families push for more in-person learning

Superintendent Xavier Botana said physical distancing and staffing challenges are preventing the district from offering more in-person options for 10th- through 12th-graders.
Published
October 1, 2020

Portland schools delay bringing back elementary students for full-time, in-person learning

Space, distancing and staffing challenges contributed to the decision not to resume full-time classroom instruction Oct. 13, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
Published
September 30, 2020

UMaine System under fire for changes to retirees’ health coverage

University officials say the new insurance will save $2.5 million a year and expand benefits, but lawmakers, unions and retirees want them to reconsider it.