Campuses are responding with emergency relief funds, technology and food distribution as students face hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Maine to receive $183 million for schools in latest coronavirus relief package
The funding is part of $82 billion in emergency relief funds that have been allocated to support education nationwide.
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Pandemic leads school districts to consider skipping test for English language learners
Portland’s school board will consider not giving the annual ACCESS test this year because of concerns about the logistics of testing and the value of the data during the pandemic.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, Politics
Sens. Collins and King support upping stimulus checks to $2,000
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a vote Tuesday on House-approved legislation that would raise the payments to most Americans from $600 to $2,000.
Posted inMaine
Maine CDC reports another 333 COVID-19 cases, 4 additional deaths
The public health agency is expecting an influx of test results from outside labs early this week because some did not report numbers to the state over the holiday weekend.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine schools report lower test scores, more course failures amid hybrid learning
Teachers are brainstorming ways to keep students engaged on Zoom and how to maximize in-person time in response to the challenges some students are seeing with remote instruction.
Posted inMaine
Maine CDC reports no new COVID cases because state lab was closed on Christmas
The lab did not process samples Friday and other labs that typically report results to the public health agency also did not do so on the holiday.
Posted inMaine
Maine reports another 321 cases of COVID-19, two additional deaths
Friday’s numbers follow back-to-back days of record new cases in Maine and come as thousands of residents are expected to be traveling for the holidays.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
UMaine System plans to expand COVID testing for spring semester
The system is considering weekly testing for staff and students on campus when classes resume Jan. 25.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Dozens of Maine schools now using COVID rapid tests for students and staff
The Maine CDC has distributed more than 4,000 rapid tests to K-12 schools since early November.