The guidance suggests schools consider staggering or adjusting the start of the semester and breaks, and recommends preparations for social distancing and flexibility for classes and events.
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Auburn after-school enrichment program goes home
Students get educational kits to extend learning this summer.
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Officials told pandemic requires more, or less, spending on schools
RSU 16 School Board hears pleas pro and con on its proposed 7.6% budget increase that would raise taxes during a tough time.
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Portland charter school grapples with cuts in anticipation of state revenue losses
After community opposition to an approved budget that called for eliminating 4 teaching positions, the school board moved Tuesday to open discussions with the teachers’ union.
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USM plans for equity training, scholarships in response to Floyd death
The university will be expanding racial equity training to include campus police and prioritizing scholarship funding for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
RSU 73 board hires two fourth grade teachers
Prekindergarten graduation plans were also announced.
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RSU 9 superintendent presents $38.23M budget
Money for a part-time superintendent, a behavior program teacher and more hours for ed techs are included.
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Maine high schools get creative to salvage graduations
Unable to host traditional ceremonies because of the pandemic, schools opt for drive-in ceremonies, video productions and small gatherings to honor the Class of 2020.
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Fifty years later, Colby College’s Class of 1970 recounts disruption to semester’s end
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced changes to Colby’s final weeks of classes and traditional commencement ceremonies, members of the class of 1970 recall how protests and tension that year also disrupted the end of the semester even as their own 50th reunion is now canceled.
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Fifty years later, Colby College’s Class of 1970 recounts disruption to semester’s end
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced changes to Colby’s final weeks of classes and traditional commencement ceremonies, members of the class of 1970 recall how protests and tension that year also disrupted the end of the semester even as their own 50th reunion is now canceled.