Maine Legislature passes ‘Student Loan Bill of Rights’
With a unanimous vote, the Senate sends Gov. Janet Mills legislation aiming to protect borrowers.
View ArticleJustice Department backs parents suing Maine over tuition for religious schools
Three couples are challenging state law and seeking reimbursement for their children's tuition to religious schools.
View ArticleMaine bishop names new superintendent of state’s Catholic schools
Marianne Pelletier is currently the principal of St. Dominic Academy’s Lewiston campus and succeeds Jim King in the superintendent's job.
View ArticleTrump administration reviews foreign money going to U.S. colleges
The Education Department opens investigations into foreign funding at Georgetown University and Texas A&M University as the administration increases its scrutiny of international money flowing to...
View ArticleKennebunk school superintendent takes job at USM
Katie Hawes has accepted a position as a professor at the University of Southern Maine.
View ArticleAfter 12 years, crossing guards in Saco hang up their stop signs
Homer Grant and Julie Lambert retired Friday, the last day of school in Saco. Lambert says, ‘I miss the kids already.’
View ArticleCony High teacher wins Fulbright grant
Karina Escajeda, who teaches English to immigrant and refugee students in Augusta, was selected as one of 25 American educators for the award.
View ArticleHarvard pulls Parkland grad’s admission over racist comments
A survivor of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, says his comments appeared in a shared Google Doc and text messages about two years ago.
View ArticleTopsham group applying for state’s final charter school spot
Sheffwood Academy is among organizations that plan to file an application by the June 21 deadline.
View ArticleSchool district settles with former Kennebunk teacher over racist incidents
RSU 21 agreed to settle with former Kennebunk High School teacher Rosa Slack, who filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission in January 2018.
View ArticleVermont requires testing of schools’ water for lead
A bill requiring the testing of water for lead in Vermont schools and registered or licensed child care centers has become law.
View ArticleKennebunk school district paid $50,000 to settle ex-teacher’s complaint
Social studies teacher Rosa Slack filed a complaint against the school district saying that she was retaliated against for expressing concerns about racist incidents.
View ArticleRSU 4 school bus driver honored for saving bus full of kids
The bus went out of control after the trainee driver had a heart attack and passed out at the wheel.
View ArticleLawmakers rush to fix how schools report alleged misconduct
Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill that aims to improve how the state tracks investigations into educators accused of wrongdoing.
View ArticleKennebunk grapples with another racial incident involving students
A video allegedly depicts two teenage girls drinking and one repeatedly using a racial slur.
View ArticleSt. Dominic Academy receives anonymous $1 million gift
The donation, one of the largest in the Catholic school's history, will be used for student scholarships.
View ArticleFight over state funding for religious schools heading to federal appeals court
Judge D. Brock Hornby ruled this week that Maine education money cannot pay tuition to religious schools in communities without state-funded schools of their own, but acknowledges an inevitable appeal.
View ArticleJason Judd named new executive director of Educate Maine
Judd, who serves as the nonprofit's deputy executive director, will replace Ed Cervone, Educate Maine announced Thursday.
View ArticleBoston College names building for alum who inspired ice bucket challenge
Boston College has announced that its new indoor baseball and softball training facility will be named after Pete Frates, who helped popularize the ALS fundraiser.
View ArticleFormer Kennebunk teacher who was acquitted of sex crimes plans to sue RSU 21
The Maine Human Rights Commission dismissed a complaint by Jill Lamontagne, who contends the district retaliated against her for reporting concerns about students harassing teachers.
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