USM gets $5 million boost to build new arts center in Portland
The donation from the Crewe Foundation would support the construction of a building with a recital hall and an art gallery.
View ArticleKennebunk-area school district settles student’s sexual assault lawsuit
The district paid $50,000 to settle a case brought by a former student who accused a former Kennebunk High School teacher of sexual assault.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine school choice case
The justices of the top court are deciding whether to hear a case filed by Maine families who want to use a state tuition program to send their children to religious schools.
View ArticleThomas College students take top 2 spots in ‘Greenlight Maine’ business...
Jake Warn and Dylan Veilleux took home $10,000 and $7,500, respectively, to use for their businesses.
View ArticleUMaine System trustees approve flat tuition for in-state students
Out-of-state students will see a 2.5 percent tuition increase in the $578 million budget approved Friday.
View ArticleNorth Berwick school district struggles with response to Confederate flag and...
Displays of the flag and concerns about the district's approach to diversity work recently led to the resignation of a well-respected teacher in SAD 60.
View ArticleSchool districts plan to spend additional state funding on tax relief,...
The state budget approved this week will fund schools at 55 percent statewide for the first time since voters approved the measure in a ballot question in 2004.
View ArticlePortland school board approves spending extra state funds on tax relief,...
The plan for the additional $6.2 million secured through the state budget update passed last week must now go to the City Council for approval.
View ArticleAt age 23, Livermore woman is one of the youngest people to graduate law...
Mikala L. Holt was sworn in as a lawyer on June 30.
View ArticleUnity College to open environmental professions institute at Pineland Farms
The New Gloucester facility will focus on creating a skilled workforce for careers that are expected to be plentiful in the next few decades, such as solar technicians.
View Article30 Maine school districts join suit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma
At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.
View ArticleZaila Avant-garde breezes to National Spelling Bee title
The 14-year-old from Louisiana, the national contest's first African American winner, is a basketball prodigy who hopes to play in the WNBA.
View ArticleVaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says
The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
View ArticleMaine community colleges hold tuition and fees flat
Tuition for the 2021-22 academic year will remain at $96 per credit hour for Maine residents or $2,880 annually for a student taking 15 credits per semester.
View ArticleFeds agree with Maine: Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks
New U.S. CDC guidelines for dealing with COVID-19 in schools align with changes enacted in Maine last week.
View ArticleMaine among first states to make school meals free for all students
The federal government made breakfast and lunch free for all students during the coronavirus pandemic, and Maine will continue to offer free meals for all starting in 2022-23.
View ArticleState urges Maine families to apply for free school meals
The data collected on the forms is used to determine state and federal funding so it's important the forms are completed even though meals will continue to be free for all students.
View ArticleMaine to study burden of student debt on its graduates
Maine's average student loan borrower has more than $33,000 in school loans, a legislator reports.
View ArticleUMaine System will require arrival testing and quarantine for unvaccinated...
Members of the university community who verify their status as fully vaccinated will be exempt from the arrival testing and quarantine requirements and from wearing masks indoors.
View ArticleRichmond selectboard chair says drunken driving charge is ’embarrassing’ but...
Robert 'Bucky' Bodge said he will still be able to make 'responsible' decisions as a selectboard member.
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