Visitors defend ‘Indians’ nickname in Skowhegan
Four speakers meet with mostly supporters of keeping Skowhegan high school sports teams the 'Indians.'
View ArticleGorham mourns Wayne ‘Pooch’ Drown, town’s first school resource officer
The Gorham native had worked in various public safety jobs since becoming a volunteer firefighter in 1974.
View ArticleMore than 200 turn out for meeting on racism complaint in Kennebunk schools
The Regional School Unit 21 board votes to take two steps in response to a race-based retaliation complaint filed by a black teacher.
View ArticleFourth-graders make their case for which chickadee should be the state bird
A presentation will be made Wednesday to ask the Legislature to distinquish if the boreal chickadee of black-capped chickadee is the state bird.
View ArticleLawmakers reject bill to require Maine schools to teach cursive
The proposal by Rep. Heidi Sampson, R-Alfred, to require cursive instruction beginning in grade 3 goes down on a 9-0 committee vote.
View ArticleSaco community mourns death of devoted middle school teacher
Robin Stinson, 47, died Monday after experiencing a medical problem while driving home on the Maine Turnpike.
View ArticleProposal to cut costs by reorganizing Portland schools is ‘deeply flawed,’...
About a dozen speakers, many of them teachers, tell a study commission that the changes would be disruptive for students, ignore school culture, and limit academic and extracurricular activities.
View ArticleCommittee unanimously approves bill forbidding ‘food shaming’ in Maine schools
The measure, which now goes to the full Legislature, prohibits schools from serving a second-tier meal or stigmatizing students who can't pay for lunch.
View ArticleMiddle school reopens in wake of Saco teacher’s untimely death
Classes had been canceled Tuesday after English teacher Robin Stinson died Monday in a driving accident.
View ArticleDeVos to pitch new tax credit to support school choice programs
The tax credits are meant to advance school choice without directly sending tax dollars to private schools.
View ArticleTwo students accused of threatening attack at Bonny Eagle Middle School
Two 14-year-olds, a boy and girl, are arrested on terrorizing charges after threatening to bring weapons to school so they can attack students and staff.
View ArticleCommittee endorses bill to shift Maine teacher retirement costs back to state
The state used to pay 100%, but former Gov. Paul LePage shifted half of the costs to municipalities
View ArticleBonny Eagle Middle School reassures students a day after threatened attack
A boy and girl were charged with terrorizing Thursday after threatening to bring weapons to school and attack students and staff, police say.
View ArticleMaine education department urges schools to ‘refrain’ from using Native...
The notice by the Maine Department of Education comes a week before the school board for Skowhegan-based SAD 54 is set to deliberate further over their schools' "Indians" nickname.
View ArticleMajoring in marijuana: Colleges add cannabis to the curriculum
A growing number of colleges prepare graduates for careers cultivating, researching, analyzing and marketing the herb.
View ArticleBonny Eagle High School student charged with threatening student, school...
The threat on Snapchat, where the student allegedly appeared with a firearm, follows a similar incident in SAD 6 that saw two middle school students charged last week.
View ArticleThree bills aim to increase Maine teachers’ starting pay from current $30,000
The base salary would be increased to at least $40,000 under any of the proposals, which would require the state to make up the difference if districts didn't pay the minimum.
View ArticleLongtime Yarmouth middle school principal Bruce Brann dies
Brann was the first principal at Frank H. Harrison Middle School, serving from 1992 until he retired in 2016.
View ArticleMahoney Middle School student suspended, investigated over alleged threats
The South Portland superintendent assures parents and teachers that 'any students who are possibly involved' won't return to school until it's deemed safe.
View ArticleMahoney Middle School student charged with misdemeanor terrorizing
While there is no indication the school or students were ever in imminent danger, the threats prompted a few students to stay home from school, police said.
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