New superintendent named for Freeport, Durham, Pownal schools
Schools in Freeport, Pownal and Durham will have a new superintendent in September. The directors of Regional School Unit 5 voted unanimously Wednesday night to offer a three-year contract to Edward...
View ArticleMaine School of Science and Math students can earn associate degrees
Students at Maine’s elite math and science magnet school can earn an associate degree while in high school under a new agreement with the University of Maine Presque Isle. The program will allow the...
View ArticleHouse leaders cancel vote on education law
WASHINGTON — In a political embarrassment for Republicans, House GOP leaders on Friday abruptly canceled a vote on a bill to update the George W. Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law after...
View ArticleKen Kunin on track to become South Portland’s school superintendent
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ken Kunin, who is a principal of an American school in Rome and a former principal in Portland schools, is the School Board’s pick to become the next superintendent of South Portland’s...
View ArticleUMaine system chancellor says LePage budget would boost funding
AUGUSTA — The chancellor of the University of Maine System is calling on lawmakers to support increased funding for its schools in Gov. Paul LePage’s budget. Chancellor James Page addressed a joint...
View ArticleBoard backs plan for Portland’s high school students to ride Metro buses
Students who attend Portland’s three high schools won’t be riding in traditional yellow school buses this fall if, as expected, a proposal that has the full support of the School Board receives formal...
View ArticlePlan for Portland high schoolers to use Metro buses gets support
Having the city’s high school students ride Metro buses to school instead of yellow school buses is a great way to encourage public transportation while increasing flexibility and convenience for...
View ArticleBill aims to change how test scores are used to evaluate Maine teachers
AUGUSTA — Despite opposing standardized tests, the head of the state teachers union agrees with Maine education officials that to meet federal requirements, teacher evaluations must be based partly on...
View ArticleSouth Portland students not giving up on controversial change to pledge...
SOUTH PORTLAND — Bolstered by support they’ve received in the past week – and despite the hateful reactions of some – three South Portland High School students plan to again seek faculty approval for a...
View ArticleCash-strapped UMaine System faces choice: tap emergency fund or raise tuition
If it doesn’t raise tuition, the University of Maine System would have to take $9 million from emergency reserves to balance the budget next year, according to the system’s top financial officer. “This...
View ArticleUSM plans to sell its ‘white houses’ in Portland to cut costs
University of Southern Maine officials hope to sell seven of the residential “white houses” at the edge of the Portland campus and move staff and faculty members onto campus to cut costs. “We have too...
View ArticleAdjunct professors hold ‘grade-in’
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — It’s not unusual to see a professor grading a stack of papers, but doing so in the middle of the Central Connecticut State University Student Center is a bit out of the ordinary....
View ArticleTeen mentors have Maine youngsters reading, and enjoying it
Diane Perry has a secret weapon, at least on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in the effort to get her 6-year-old granddaughter, Rhiannon, up in time for school. “I just say, ‘It’s Courtney day!’ and out of bed...
View ArticleUMaine System to consider selling Bangor headquarters
BANGOR – The University of Maine System is considering selling its headquarters offices in Bangor. A committee voted Monday to advance the proposal to the full board of trustees, which meets later this...
View ArticleUSM president predicts more budget woes
The University of Southern Maine will face more financial difficulties in the next budget cycle, and other campuses in the University of Maine System could face similar problems without significant...
View ArticleBelfast student sits silent for pledge, gets sent to principal
A Belfast Area High School student was sent to the principal’s office Friday when he didn’t stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance with his classmates, an incident that prompted action by the...
View ArticlePortland superintendent proposes 1.2 percent increase in school budget
Portland Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk is proposing a $102.8 million school budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, a 1.2 percent increase over the current budget. The budget reflects a drop in...
View ArticleN.J. college administrator named USM president
Harvey Kesselman, a longtime college administrator in New Jersey, has been named the new president of the University of Southern Maine, officials announced Wednesday. “The very best days of USM are...
View ArticleEdgecomb teacher, finalist for $1 million prize, awaits announcement
Nancie Atwell, a longtime teacher from midcoast Maine, will learn Sunday whether she’s been awarded an international prize that has been dubbed the Nobel Prize for teaching. Atwell, 63, is one of 10...
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