LePage’s veto upheld on school attendance bill
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has sustained Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that sought to improve school attendance. The Republican-led Senate voted 18-16 on Tuesday to uphold LePage’s...
View ArticleFour years in the making, student-built house gets a new home
A four-bedroom house built by dozens of Portland-area high school students over the course of four academic years left Portland on Friday for its new home. Professional contractors moved the Cape...
View ArticleNew in art school curriculum: Business acumen
Miles Spadone graduated from the Maine College of Art in 2013 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in ceramics. As an undergrad, he never really thought of himself as a businessperson – a label he...
View ArticleVet tech program at University of Maine-Augusta struggles to redefine itself
One of only two schools in Maine that trains vet techs is struggling to emerge from tough times. The University of Maine-Augusta had traditionally been a two-year school that offered associate degrees,...
View ArticleWith Maine’s growing number of new farms, do we need more vet techs?
When it comes to paying for veterinary care, Michael Doran doesn’t have the deep pockets of a larger farm. He’s raising 14 beef cattle and eight pigs on a Berwick farm that he took over after his...
View ArticleNearly 500 graduate from Bates College
LEWISTON — Nearly 500 seniors graduated from Bates College on Sunday in a ceremony highlighted by encouragement from award-winning mathematician and Princeton professor Manjul Bhargava, who gave the...
View ArticleReal School director picked as Brunswick assistant superintendent
The director of an alternative school on Mackworth Island in Falmouth will be the town of Brunswick’s new assistant superintendent of schools. In a letter sent out to staff, students, parents and...
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Cheverus High School, Portland
Cheverus High School held its graduation on June 1 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. A total of 119 diplomas were awarded to seniors. The following students rose to the top 10 percent for the class of...
View ArticleIncidence of chicken pox soars in Maine schools
Maine has experienced a record number of chicken pox outbreaks in the 2014-15 school year, and in most cases the virus has infected unvaccinated or under-immunized children, according to the Maine...
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Catherine McAuley High School, Portland
Graduation exercises for Catherine McAuley High School were held at 2 p.m. on May 31 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Most Reverend Robert P. Deeley, J.C.D., Bishop of Portland Diocese, conferred...
View ArticlePrincipal in Augusta resigns as students’ math scores invalidated
AUGUSTA — The Farrington Elementary School principal, named a National Distinguished Principal of the year in 2013, resigned within two weeks of the disclosure that mathematics assessment results for...
View ArticlePortland residents tell board they oppose consolidating elementary schools
Hundreds of Portland residents made it clear Tuesday that they don’t want the city’s school board to consolidate the Hall and Longfellow elementary schools into a “megaschool.” City officials and...
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Deering High School
Deering High School held its graduation ceremony on June 3 at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. The following students rose to the top 10 in the Class of 2015. OLIVIA BLOM She is the daughter of Lynn...
View ArticleApplause fills arena as Deering High graduates 205
Deering High School celebrated its 141st commencement Wednesday at the Cross Insurance Center, sending off a graduating class of 205 students. The flurry of purple-and-white caps, thrown into the air...
View ArticleLocations of Maine disease outbreaks withheld, but why?
The state’s decision to keep the public in the dark about which schools were affected by chicken pox outbreaks this year appears to break with past practice. In at least three cases in the 2000s, the...
View ArticleWith enrollment down 11%, USM’s incoming president faces tough first year
Just weeks after system trustees approved a new budget, incoming University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings said he is facing a $2.5 million shortfall because fall enrollments are...
View ArticleFeatured interactive: Compare school spending among states
New data from the U.S. Census bureau shows that Maine's per-pupil spending exceeds the national average, but is also more frugal than neighboring states.
View ArticleACLU of Maine honors South Portland, Lewiston high school students
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine on Thursday honored high school students from South Portland and Lewiston for their efforts to preserve constitutional rights. The seven students were...
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Portland High School
Portland High School held its graduation at 10:30 a.m. June 4 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. This year, 228 seniors received diplomas. The following students rose to the top 10 in the class of...
View ArticlePortland High sends off 234 grads in blue-and-white commencement
Portland High School held its 194th graduation ceremony Thursday as family and friends crowded into Merrill Auditorium to celebrate the 234 members of the Class of 2015. Dressed in blue and white gowns...
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