Here are portraits are of 11 students dealing with a new reality brought on by the coronavirus.
Schools & Education
News and information about schools and education from the Sun Journal.
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For working parents, uncertainty about a return to school poses a challenge
As school districts make plans for the fall, some parents worry they will be forced to balance a safe return to school with the added stress of work and school schedules not lining up.
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Maine schools cautiously plan for what a return to classes will look like in the fall
Masks? Plexiglas? Six feet of space? Districts are bracing for what a different start to the school year could look like.
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For tech and trade students, online classes can’t replicate hands-on training
Many come from low-income households and such careers are a path out of poverty.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Graduation at Poland High will mix tradition with necessity
To keep students safe, the RSU 16 school will hold its June 6 ceremony in the parking lot.
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MSAD 52 proposes new zero tax increase budget
The new budget cuts three proposed new positions but keeps several others for Turner, Leeds and Greene.
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Maine rejects federal guidance that would give private schools more relief funds
The guidance from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been criticized for giving private schools more money than Congress intended in the CARES Act.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Schools & Education
Bates professor tries to help rural schools cope with COVID-19
Mara Tieken has created a national resource hub to share pandemic information that might benefit struggling rural schools.
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Unity College launches hybrid education program for the fall
‘We are designing each course for both online and face-to-face, and we’ll offer both options,’ Dr. Melik Peter Khoury, president of Unity College said about the college’s new hybrid learning program.
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Touchdown: Spruce Mountain grads heading to goal post
The graduation will be held on the football field June 14 in Livermore Falls.