DeVos stressed the importance of getting students back in classrooms, but repeatedly dodged questions about how that could be done safely.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
State seeks input on school re-opening plans
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education has released a series of surveys to help it provide guidance to local school districts as they plan for the 2020-2021 school year. The separate surveys for parents, educators, school support staff and administrators come after the department released a set of preliminary guidelines for districts to follow […]
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Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine schools extend coronavirus closures until late April
Students across the state will learn remotely for at least another 5 weeks, as many districts keep buildings closed and cancel extracurricular activities until at least April 27.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough school superintendent warns of coronavirus exposure
An adult who had contact with a classroom at Eight Corners Primary School has tested positive for COVID-19.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine bill would exempt online charter schools from vaccine requirements
Lawmakers took public testimony Monday on a bill that would exempt online charter schools from a new vaccine requirement that eliminates philosophical and religious exemptions.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough teachers rally over stalled contract talks
They have been working without a contract since Aug. 31 and their union will soon enter fact-finding negotiations with the school board.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Scarborough school board makes interim superintendent permanent
It adds a year to Sandy Prince’s one-year contract and removes ‘interim’ from his title, a sudden move that drew scrutiny on social media.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Report says Maine needs statewide training standards, more oversight for school-based policing
The first study of its kind reveals ‘wide variation’ in school resource officer programs across the state, as the number of officers grows.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: 2020 Democratic candidates pushing top-down reform
Leading contenders for the presidency are calling for national projects that would interfere with state and local prerogatives.