Three candidates vie for at-large seat on Portland school board
The issue of police in schools was a motivating factor for two of the three candidates who are seeking to replace at-large representative Mark Balfantz.
View ArticleMore cases of COVID-19 within Skowhegan, Cornville charter school
Executive director Travis Works said Monday that there are now 16 cases within Community Regional Charter School.
View ArticleUNE medical school will relocate to Portland with $30 million Alfond grant
The $30 million grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation will help pay for the cost of a new medical school building on the university's Portland campus.
View ArticleRSU 16 schools close for three days after high school student tests positive...
Schools in Regional School Unit 16 are slated to reopen Friday.
View ArticleCoronavirus task force coordinator Birx urges vigilance in visit to SMCC
The White House official met with staff members and students at Southern Maine Community College in a closed-door roundtable during a stop Tuesday.
View ArticleBates students told to pack as if they might not come back in January
In case COVID-19 makes it impossible to reopen the campus in January, students are asked to take care of their belongings before leaving for the extended Thanksgiving break.
View ArticleThomas College receives $13.5 million Alfond grant for scholarships, new...
The Waterville college also announced its $27 million ‘Guarantee the Future’ campaign has less than $1 million more to raise to reach its goal.
View ArticleColby College to use $101 million Alfond grant for Waterville downtown...
The $101 million grant to Colby College in Waterville from the Harold Alfond Foundation is part of a $500 million Alfond grant to Maine institutions.
View ArticleCases of COVID-19 at Skowhegan, Cornville charter school up to 19
Executive director Travis Works said that 11 of the cases are among adults, including himself, and 8 are among students.
View ArticleSchool districts face end-of-year deadline to spend CARES money
Schools must figure out how to spend the money in the next two months without any plans for how coronavirus-related costs might be paid for after December.
View ArticlePortland moving forward on scaled back renovations of 4 elementary schools
Renovations are nearing completion at Lyseth Elementary School, and the district is scheduled to seek bids for the remaining 3 schools this winter.
View ArticleJudge slams DeVos for rejecting 94% of student loan relief claims
A federal judge threatens to suspend the agency from rejecting further requests, saying its approach 'hangs borrowers out to dry.'
View ArticleCOVID-19 outbreak in Cornville, Skowhegan charter school reaches 20 cases
There have been 20 cases within the charter school and all afflicted have recovered, though some remain in quarantine due to their contact with positive cases.
View ArticleBiden, Gideon win mock elections in Maine schools
Democrats did well in the mock election exercise – a tradition in Maine schools – as students also chose incumbent Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden over their Republican challengers.
View ArticleWith help from an anonymous donor, fresh Maine fish is being distributed to...
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12's nutrition director Mike Flynn picks up 70 pounds of fresh fish from Portland Harbor weekly to use in school lunches.
View Article‘Nothing is the same’: Educators adapt to teaching in the COVID-19 era
As Maine schools see isolated cases of coronavirus and shift between instructional models, teachers are doing their best to regain a sense of normalcy and adapt their classrooms to the pandemic.
View ArticleScarborough superintendent apologizes for letter that triggered student protest
Superintendent Sanford Prince says a letter to the staff about expressing personal views before the election should not have described Black Lives Matter as a ‘controversial’ phrase.
View ArticleThree Sanford students given flu shots without parents’ approval
During a flu shot clinic put on by Northern Light Health Care, 3 students in the school district were administered a flu vaccine without proper consent.
View ArticleSanford superintendent blames problems with permission slips for flu shots...
A school district investigation shows 3 students got vaccinations after submitting permission slips that weren't signed or indicated the parent didn't want their child vaccinated.
View ArticleUMaine retirees picket, plan legal action over benefits change
The Maine Education Association says changes to health insurance plans were done without consultation with unions and against signed contracts between the system and retired employees.
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