Portland school finance committee votes to advance $125.8 million budget
The school board will hold a public hearing on the budget, which is up 5 percent, on Tuesday night.
View ArticleWith new aid, schools seek solutions to problems new and old
Public schools in some cities are expected to receive more than $1 billion.
View ArticleProposed budget has Dresden considering withdrawal from Hallowell-area school...
Dresden is not the only municipality critical of Regional School Unit 2's proposed spending plan. Farmingdale and Monmouth officials are also questioning how they would pay what the district is asking.
View ArticleWith COVID-19 cases surging on campus, Bates College extends its lockdown
The Lewiston-based campus hit a new high of 60 active cases among students after it locked down the campus last week.
View ArticleUMaine encourages student vaccinations as eligibility set to expand
The system is not requiring vaccinations because of the emergency use authorization but is strongly encouraging students to get inoculated against COVID-19.
View ArticleRichmond police respond to elementary school for student who brought loaded...
Police said the student self reported the gun when bringing it to a staff member, adding everyone was safe and no threats were made in the incident.
View ArticleEducation Department reviewing campus sexual assault rules
Then-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos narrowed the definition of sexual harassment and limited colleges’ authority to investigate claims arising beyond campus.
View ArticleNumber of COVID-19 cases at Bates College keeps rising
Bates College has 77 COVID-19 cases among students and two-thirds of its isolation housing is full.
View ArticleMaine schools to fund summer programs, safe reopenings with federal relief money
School districts must spend at least 20% of their allocations to address learning loss, and some superintendents say they are also looking at summer programming and additional staffing.
View ArticleSon of former Richmond police chief told student with loaded gun to tell the...
Tripp MacMaster, 11, said he learned from his father what to do in a situation similar to the incident at Richmond's Marcia Buker Elementary School on Tuesday.
View ArticleStudent seeking refund for canceled study-abroad program takes case to...
A Harvard College student who was sent home from Europe when the pandemic hit is arguing that she and other students should get refunds from the Portland-based Council on International Education Exchange.
View ArticleDeering High senior takes top honors at state science fair
Linh Nguyen won for research on finding an inexpensive way to remove arsenic in drinking water.
View ArticleBates extends lockdown two more days to stop COVID-19 spread
Students will have been kept mostly in their rooms for at least 12 days. to fight against 'relatively large outbreak.'
View ArticleGorham High senior to represent Maine in national poetry competition
Emily Paruk will compete in the semifinals May 2 and hopes to advance to the finals May 27, when she would earn a shot at winning a $20,000 cash prize.
View ArticleLincoln Middle School and Reiche go remote Friday
The building closures are due to staff quarantines for COVID-19 and other absences at Lincoln and a plumbing issue at Reiche.
View ArticleMaine teachers use lessons learned during pandemic to reimagine education
A federal grant is providing a venue for hundreds of educators to take courses on innovation and pilot design with the chance to get funding for remote learning projects in their schools.
View ArticleLack of central Maine bus drivers adds obstacle to getting students back to...
School officials have said a lack of drivers will impact getting students back to school in person, five days a week, and it's an issue statewide.
View ArticleUSM cutting ties with Chinese government-funded language program
The program provides Mandarin Chinese language classes and other cultural programs.
View ArticleMaine College of Art plans dormitory for 180 students in downtown Portland
But the developer and the college are concerned about the city's plan to move its social services and public health programming to an office building next door.
View ArticlePortland school board approves $125.2 million budget for next year
Because health insurance costs will be lower than expected, the final plan is more than $700,000 less than the one proposed by Superintendent Xavier Botana in March.
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