Portland cost-cutting commission rejects school reorganization proposal
The panel recommends instead that the district consider moving adult education and central administration out of a building in the Bayside neighborhood and into unused school space.
View ArticleRescinded admissions, a class-action suit: Fallout from college scandal spreads
Questions remain about what will happen to the college students who were admitted under circumstances being scrutinized by the FBI.
View ArticleSchool climate protests draw thousands to the streets in cities across the globe
The coordinated demonstrations were planned as the largest manifestation to date of the Fridays for Future movement.
View ArticleFalmouth High School reports pertussis outbreak, as Maine Legislature...
Four cases at the school were confirmed in the last two weeks.
View ArticleMumps case reported at York High School
The Maine Center for Disease Control said other students may have been exposed at the high school and at a basketball game at Massabesic High School.
View ArticleScarborough launches search for new high school principal
Leaders of the search committee 'have great confidence' they will find a permanent replacement for David Creech, who resigned last year amid controversy.
View ArticleSouth Portland middle school student who made threats will return to classes
The 14-year-old boy, who was charged with misdemeanor terrorizing last week, 'is not a threat' to the school community in South Portland.
View ArticleHarpswell superintendent responds to concerns about use of seclusion rooms
Robert Lucy says the school district adheres to its policies and state law, and such rooms are used only if the student's behavior poses a risk to the student or others.
View ArticleAdmissions scandal unfolds amid cynicism about moral values
The admissions scandal is the biggest such scam ever prosecuted by the Justice Department.
View ArticleMaine high school jazz fest red hot and cool
Forty high schools from across the state compete at South Portland High School.
View ArticleStruggling teenager’s hard work pays off: Offers from 17 colleges
Dylan Chidick, his mother and two younger brothers were homeless and lived in a Jersey City shelter for three months.
View ArticleYarmouth students’ website encourages peers to volunteer
Two Yarmouth High School students hope they can help other teenagers feel empowered to make a difference in their community.
View ArticleKennebunk school district will hire an investigator to probe racism complaints
Former Kennebunk High School social studies teacher Rosa Slack filed the complaint after a student came into her classroom with a Confederate flag draped over his shoulders.
View ArticleSuperintendent’s $118 million budget includes tax increase and the ‘Portland...
Xavier Botana's spending plan would raise the school portion of Portland's tax rate by 5.4%, roughly $144 a year for a home assessed at $240,000.
View ArticleConservative students cheer Trump’s order protecting free speech on college...
The president said he will make federal funding for universities contingent on assurances of free speech.
View ArticleSupporters of ‘Indians’ nickname ask SAD 54 board to send the issue to...
Residents who support Skowhegan Indian Pride are trying to overturn the board's 14-9 vote to retire the nickname used for the school district's sports teams.
View ArticleFacing race and difference … 2 Maine schools at a time
Four years ago, they feared each other. Today, the same Lewiston and Maranacook students hope their project goes national.
View ArticleBingham school closure among latest in Maine as student numbers drop
An aging population leads declining enrollments and forces districts to make decisions about the best way to balance budgets.
View ArticleKenyan who gave earnings to poor wins $1 million teacher prize
The annual Global Teacher Prize is awarded to Peter Tabichi in Dubai.
View ArticleBill would ban use of Indian mascots in Maine public schools
Lawmakers will take public testimony Monday, less than a week after Skowhegan residents called on their school board to restore 'Indians' as the school mascot.
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