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Schools and Education

Published
July 9, 2020

Collins says Trump ‘should defer to local decision makers’ on reopening schools

Maine's Republican senator says states and school systems are positioned best to base decisions on their own circumstances.
Published
July 9, 2020

CDC: No rewriting of guidelines for reopening schools

Despite President Trump’s sharp criticism, a top health official says federal guidelines for reopening schools are not being revised.
Published
July 8, 2020

Lewiston Superintendent Todd Finn resigns after one year

A lawyer for Todd Finn submitted his resignation Wednesday, but the School Committee took no action on it.
Published
July 8, 2020

CDC will issue new guidance on school openings, Pence says, after criticism from Trump

Trump publicly voiced disagreement with recommendations for reopening schools issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Published
July 8, 2020

Portland-based education nonprofit sued for study-abroad refunds

The Council on International Education Exchange suspended all of its spring programs but said only students who could not complete their courses online would be eligible for refunds.

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Published
July 8, 2020

Trump threatens to withhold funding to schools that don’t fully reopen, attacks CDC guidelines

Trump's threat ran contrary to the traditional Republican stance of giving more control over schools to localities, rather than the federal government.
Published
July 7, 2020

Bates students demand lower tuition for squeezed semester

A diminished "college experience" ought to cost less, insist more than 500 signers of a petition that details concerns about Bates' plans for the fall. The school, however, insists it has layed out adequate options for on- and off-campus education for its students.
Published
July 7, 2020

Maine among 5 states suing U.S. education department over virus relief funds

The Democratic-led states argue that the Department of Education is trying to take money from K-12 public schools and divert it to private schools.
Published
July 7, 2020

Immigration rules could force some of Maine’s international college students to leave U.S.

Bowdoin College could be hit particularly hard by the rules, which prohibit international students from staying here if all of their classes are taken online.
Published
July 7, 2020

White House urges schools to reopen in fall, says students can return ‘quite safely’

Schools are 'high-priority settings' that are important for the well-being of communities and families, a senior administration official told reporters.