Parents criticize plan to reconfigure Portland elementary schools
They question the benefits and point to the disruption from converting 8 elementary schools to 4 schools for pre-K through second grade and 4 for third through fifth grade.
View ArticleSupreme Court case to test state laws that exclude religious groups from...
In a Montana case, the court will decide whether a scholarship fund supported by tax-deductible donations can help children attending private schools, some of them religious.
View ArticleElectric school buses latest stop on Maine’s climate-change journey
Converting all Maine school bus fleets to electric would reduce carbon emissions significantly, but upfront costs and range restrictions could pose challenges.
View ArticlePortland school board weighs proposal to reconfigure elementary schools
Superintendent Xavier Botana said there are pros and cons to the proposal, which the district is considering in the face of an anticipated $6.4 million budget shortfall.
View ArticleSupreme Court seems favorable to public funding for religious education
The justices are sharply divided along ideological lines in arguments over a provision in Montana's constitution that bars state aid to religious schools.
View ArticleEmployees of Maine virtual school won’t unionize, following disputed vote
Employees at Maine Connections Academy voted 10-9 this week against unionizing, reversing the results of an earlier election that resulted in a federal labor board dispute.
View ArticleNortheastern University to make ‘major announcement’ in Portland
The Boston-based university will not provide details about the plan it will announce Monday but says it will have a significant impact in the city.
View ArticleMaine students’ test scores improve in English, stay about the same in...
Education Commissioner Pender Makin cautions against using the assessment as an indicator of how schools are performing, saying it is only ‘one snapshot.’
View ArticleTrustees unanimously approve largest construction project in USM history
Work on the 577-bed dorm and student center in Portland is expected to start this summer and be completed by 2022.
View ArticleUMS to seek unified accreditation for its campuses
University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy says the plan was developed through 46 town halls with campus communities.
View ArticleNew institute could help fix Maine’s shortage of skilled workers
Top companies that use machine learning and artificial intelligence need the state's workforce to keep up with growing needs.
View ArticleUSM limits program director’s role over concerns about past missteps
The university asks Katie Hawes, who co-directs a program that works with public schools, to step back from some of her duties because of concerns about her handling of a racist incident when she was...
View ArticleSkowhegan High to convert multi-stall girls restroom into two single-stall...
The Education Policy and Programming Committee met on Tuesday evening to address creation of restrooms that are accessible and safe for all students.
View ArticleSkowhegan High plans to convert girls bathroom to provide better access for...
The plan comes after students raised concerns about earlier efforts to provide gender-neutral bathrooms that were hard to access after regular school hours.
View ArticleColby receives ‘major gift’ to support civic engagement
The gift from Colby Trustee Seth Lawry and his wife, Cynthia, will create in perpetuity the position of Lawry Family Director of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships.
View ArticleState police, FBI investigating Collins-related threat to Maine high schools
Police would not immediately release names of the schools involved or details of the threat, which was also directed at U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
View ArticlePrivate schools in Maine ask Chinese students not to visit home amid outbreak
Some of the schools also have called off administrators' recruiting trips to China.
View ArticleEach year, Maine’s K-12 schools waste about 7 million pounds of food
Student efforts at King Middle School in Portland, which include sorting cafeteria food into five categories and using ‘compost guardians,’ reflect the state's move toward reducing that number.
View ArticleElementary school in Standish closed due to flu outbreak
The Edna Libby Elementary School cancels Monday classes to give workers more time to sanitize the building.
View ArticleFlu season ramps up in Maine, hitting some schools hard
A school in Standish and another in Sanford closed Monday, with 3,020 influenza cases reported so far this season across Maine.
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