Maine slips to 8th place in high school achievement on college placement tests
Maine is no longer the top-ranked state in the country for student achievement on college placement exams, U.S. News & World Report said Tuesday. The state fell seven places to No. 8 on the...
View ArticleWestbrook schools settle with former athletic director
The Westbrook schools’ former athletic director, who resigned last year after a controversy about the overturned suspensions of student-athletes, will receive more than $125,000 in a settlement...
View ArticleWith tiny turnout, Portland voters pass school budget
Portland voters approved the school district’s $102.8 million school budget Tuesday night, with fewer than 1,000 of the city’s roughly 54,000 registered voters casting ballots. The vote was 653 for the...
View ArticleStudy finds gaps between state, national student proficiency test results
WASHINGTON — A report on student testing released Thursday finds big gaps in most states between the percentage of students shown to be proficient in reading and math on state tests and the much lower...
View ArticlePanel approves virtual learning compromise for Maine
In a compromise designed to settle differing ideas about how to provide online learning resources to Maine students, the state Department of Education would create a Web-based digital content library...
View ArticleN.H. Senate OKs notice for sex topics at school
CONCORD, N.H. — William Shakespeare and Robert Frost made an appearance in the New Hampshire Senate on Thursday, as lawmakers approved a measure requiring schools to give parents at least two weeks’...
View ArticleMaine high schooler among winners at Intel science competition
If all goes as planned, Demetri Maxim will have figured out a way to grow a human kidney from skin cells by the time he is likely to need his own transplant. Just 17 years old, the junior at Gould...
View ArticleUMaine has 5 percent drop in students
The number of new students planning to attend the University of Maine System this fall is down about 5 percent from the same time last year, but some of the smaller campuses are showing big increases,...
View ArticleNearly 1 in 4 U.S. students say they are bullied in school
WASHINGTON — Nearly 1 in 4 surveyed U.S. students say they have been bullied in school. That’s an improvement, but the prevalence reinforces just how difficult the problem is to solve. The survey from...
View ArticlePortland hosts University of New England, Husson graduations
Surrounded by a sea of University of New England graduates lining up for commencement Saturday, Kerri Szolusha made last-minute adjustments to her mortarboard, decorated with daisies against an aqua...
View ArticleAthens Community School puts teachers in principal’s role
During a one-year pilot, Athens Community School teachers will share administrative duties. ATHENS — When their principal resigned a few months ago for medical reasons, teachers at Athens Community...
View ArticleCutler outlines his vision for new graduate center in Portland
BANGOR — A new graduate center expected to unify the University of Maine System’s business and law schools may eventually expand to include other graduate programs, but project leader Eliot Cutler is...
View ArticleThornton Academy headmaster to be honored at White House
Thornton Academy Headmaster Rene Menard will be honored at the White House on Monday for the Saco school’s success in enrolling overseas students. The President’s “E” Award recognizes efforts to...
View ArticleUniversity of Maine System trustees OK budget, keep tuition frozen
BANGOR — The University of Maine System board of trustees voted Monday to freeze tuition and approve a $518 million budget for the fiscal year beginning in July that uses $7 million in emergency funds...
View ArticleMaine students help restore Skowhegan conservation trail
SKOWHEGAN — Bright orange ribbons marked the rough outline of a path through the Whitten Brook Conservation Area on Monday morning as a handful of local students worked to clear trees and pull roots....
View ArticleA sudden switch in USM’s presidency as Glenn Cummings takes the job
Former speaker of the Maine House Glenn Cummings will become the next president of the University of Southern Maine, filling a void left when the school’s first choice for the post said he couldn’t...
View ArticleBill aims to reduce vaccine opt-outs for Maine students
A legislative committee is expected to vote Friday on a bill that would make it more difficult for parents to opt out of the vaccinations required to attend public school in Maine. The measure, which...
View ArticleMaine lawmakers back one bill to toughen vaccine opt-out policy, but reject...
AUGUSTA — Maine parents would have to consult with doctors before exempting their children from vaccinations required by public schools, under a bill that won endorsement from a legislative committee...
View ArticleRobert Redford to Colby graduates: Remember hope and collaboration
WATERVILLE — In a world filled with chaos, debt and war, we can find hope by collaborating and working together, actor and filmmaker Robert Redford told graduates of Colby College on Sunday. Redford,...
View ArticleActing University of Maine president to remain an extra year
Acting University of Maine President Susan Hunter will stay on for an additional year at the Orono campus after her contract was extended to 2017, the University of Maine System announced Tuesday....
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