For hardy Maine teachers and students, outdoor learning will continue this winter

With the right preparation and community partnerships, some educators are planning on keeping outdoor learning going through the winter as a means of fighting COVID-19.

‘It’s like doing two jobs’: Somerset County teachers struggle to meet demands of hybrid learning

As Regional School Unit 74 prepares for discussions on the third phase of its reopening plan, a teacher expresses concerns she and colleagues share, including fatigue and burnout.

Lewiston teachers get workload relief

Superintendent Jake Langlais has made changes designed to give educators more time for lesson preparation.

Four Maine counties now designated ‘yellow’ in state’s reopening advisory system

Knox and Franklin counties have been added to the state's list of places where hybrid instruction is recommended, while Waldo County has returned to green but is being closely watched.

Museum L-A offers free digital educational resources

Three Maine counties now designated ‘yellow’ in school reopening system

Somerset, Waldo and Washington counties are now designated as "yellow" in the state's school re-opening advisory system.

Face Time: Colby Volkernick, student representative to the RSU 10 board

Volkernick is a senior at Mountain Valley High School in his second year as a student representative on the RSU 10 Board of Directors. He enjoys making a ‘positive difference representing the students the best that I can,’ he says.

Judge slams DeVos for rejecting 94% of student loan relief claims

A federal judge threatens to suspend the agency from rejecting further requests, saying its approach 'hangs borrowers out to dry.'

Monmouth Memorial School reports COVID-19 case, first in RSU 2

Regional School Unit 2 joins, RSU 12 and 38, Augusta schools and St. Michael Catholic school as districts with reported positive cases.

Harold Alfond Foundation pledges $500 million to boost Maine economy

A series of massive donations that is intended to strengthen the state's science and technology education includes major investments in Portland.