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Schools and Education

Published
July 23, 2020

In shift, Trump says some schools may need to delay opening

Even as he tempered his position, Trump insisted that schools should be 'actively making preparations to open.'
Published
July 22, 2020

Bates College may house some students in area hotels

Lewiston college is scrambling to get ready for students' return in a month to a transformed campus.
Published
July 22, 2020

Poll finds very few Americans want to see full school reopenings

The findings are a sharp contrast to the picture that President Donald Trump paints as he pressures schools to reopen.
Published
July 22, 2020

With master’s students back in class, MECA already in first phase of reopening campus

The art school in downtown Portland plans to bring back all 500 of its students by September.
Published
July 19, 2020

Maine teachers worry what a return to school will look like

Amid a nationwide debate over how and when to reopen schools, Maine teachers and staff have concerns about health and safety, how to enforce mask-wearing and what to do if their own children's schedules don't align with theirs.

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Published
July 17, 2020

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

Three administrators in southern Maine say the state's blueprint will inform how schools approach reopening in the fall.
Published
July 17, 2020

Millions of kids told full return to school in fall unlikely

The word comes as many states – particularly in the Sunbelt – struggle to cope with the surge of COVID-19 cases and governments worldwide try to control fresh outbreaks.
Published
July 17, 2020

Mills administration issues guidelines for reopening schools, leaves decisions to districts

The framework includes a color-coded system for designating COVID-19 risk level by county, and outlines safety requirements – including mask wearing – that all schools are expected to meet.
Published
July 14, 2020

Portland voters show strong support for $120 million school budget

Portland Public Schools is still working to identify about $400,000 in reductions after meetings with the district's 4 unions.
Published
July 14, 2020

Trump administration backs off plan to send foreign students home if schools go online

Bowdoin College was among many schools whose international students would have had to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall.