Raising awareness Local seniors named Presidential Scholar semifinalists The U.S. Department of Education has named seven Maine students as semifinalists in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, including the following local students: Harshini K. Chaganti, Scarborough High School; Swetha Palaniappan, Cape Elizabeth High School; and Wade F. Wahlig, Falmouth High School. The national program recognizes […]
maine community college system
Posted inThe Forecaster
School Notebook – Coastal Journal Edition: April 2
Topsham students take part in ‘powerful’ pandemic project As a way to mark the one-year anniversary of the day the world shut down after the outbreak of COVID-19, Megan Bosarge, an eighth grade language arts teacher at Mt. Ararat Middle School in Topsham, decided to challenge her students with what she called “a powerful project.” […]
advertisement
Posted inThe Forecaster
School Notebook: March 31
Girl power PHS student Gold Key award winner Portland High School junior Eden Swails recently won a Gold Key from The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Alliance for Young Artists and Writers for her poem, “Arachnophobia.” Swails, a student in Jane Wellehan’s English class, wrote the poem in response to Langston Hughes’ “Theme for English […]
Posted inNews, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Maine community colleges to boost on-campus learning in fall
Expanded in-person classes, residential hall capacity and a return to other on-campus activities are expected.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine community colleges train over 10,000 in COVID-19 readiness
The state’s community colleges and industry groups are offering simple online training on how people can stay safe and in business during the pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Community colleges attract Maine students wary of campus life during COVID-19
Some Maine students are opting to enroll at their local community colleges rather than four-year schools, driven by uncertainties about residential life and how courses will be taught during the pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Community colleges to reopen in fall with blend of online, in-person learning
Plans for the seven-campus system also include limited access to single-occupancy dorm rooms and a delay until at least January in fall and winter sports.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education, Uncategorized
Maine college leaders collaborating on ‘framework’ to reopen campuses
Presidents of Maine’s public and private colleges and universities are hoping to present recommendations to Gov. Janet Mills next month.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Schools and Education
Gov. Mills eases some workforce training rules in high-demand fields
A community college system program is working on free online training programs in fields such as medical assisting.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Baxter Academy will close, transition to remote learning amid coronavirus spread
As K-12 schools around Maine announced plans to cancel or postpone large events and activities, the charter school said Thursday it will transition to distance learning by Monday.