International entrepreneur network Techstars will provide 10 young companies a year with funding and mentorship at the technology school.
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Teacher vaccinations ‘not a prerequisite’ to reopening schools, White House reiterates
Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the administration is still aiming for reopenings by late April.
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Proposed law would require Maine schools to teach African American history
The measure, which would also require schools to teach about the history of genocide, comes as states across the U.S. are examining how they’re teaching about racial and social injustice.
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Black History Month: Schools were segregated in the North, too
The battles of the civil rights era were also fought outside the Jim Crow South.
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Maine Catholic schools celebrate 100 days of in-person learning
PORTLAND — This week, Maine Catholic schools are celebrating 100 days of in-person learning despite the pandemic. St. John’s School in Brunswick had a slew of 100-themed activities, including 100 push-ups for eighth graders and 100 masks for first graders. On Thursday, students at St. James School in Biddeford dressed up as “100 year olds” […]
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Portland schools to consider adding in-person learning for high school students
There is no timeline for when students in grades 10 through 12 might be back in classrooms, but the school board is expected to discuss plans for more in-person learning Feb. 23.
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In vaccine rollout, 26 states have plans for teachers to get their shots. Maine isn’t one of them.
Teachers are defined as essential workers, a large group in Maine that also includes grocery employees, postal workers, agricultural and other food workers, and manufacturing employees.
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Push to reopen schools could leave out millions of students
President Biden says he wants most schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade to reopen by late April.
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In-person learning suffers as COVID-19 quarantines deplete Maine school staffs
As more teachers and staff are forced into quarantine due to coronavirus exposure, schools are increasingly switching to remote learning because of staffing shortages.
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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.