Media report on UMaine, Bangor School Department diversity partnership
The Bangor Daily News, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported that the Bangor School Department launched a new partnership with the University of Maine that aims to make Bangor schools more inclusive and welcoming for students and educators from all backgrounds. Through the partnership, members of the UMaine College of Education and Human Development will lead three courses for Bangor teachers that will center around implicit bias and how schools can be more inclusive for students from all backgrounds. The courses, the first of which began Monday, will be held throughout the academic year.