Graduation rates dip across U.S., including in Maine, as pandemic stalls...
Some fear that cumulative effects of the pandemic stand to hit future graduating classes the hardest.
View ArticlePart-time Mainer ‘relieved’ that U.S. Supreme Court will hear college...
The court agrees to hear two lawsuits challenging the role of race in college admissions filed by a group whose leader lives in South Thomaston half of the year.
View ArticleLewiston School Committee approves Narcan training for staff
The drug, which is used to treat opioid overdoses, would be available to treat students, staff and community members in need.
View ArticleMaine school counselor charged with sexually assaulting student
The counselor is charged with 2 counts of gross sexual assault and 1 count of unlawful sexual contact in the Calais district.
View ArticleSAT going digital in shifting college admissions landscape
Starting in the U.S. in 2024, students will be able to take their own tablets or laptops to monitored testing sites.
View ArticleTeachers asking state lawmakers for climate education training
A bill to establish a $3 million training grant program drew praise from teachers and students, but a tepid response from the Maine Principals' Association.
View ArticleMaine education groups rally against challenges to books
The York School Committee is considering whether to grant an appeal from a local resident who asked to have a sex education book removed.
View ArticleMSAD 17 board of directors puts superintendent on administrative leave
The Oxford Hills school board voted on the measure Wednesday evening.
View ArticleLegislature eyes a simplified, expanded student loan credit to help Mainers...
About 25,000 more would likely benefit from the proposed annual tax credit change to offer up to $2,500 to most Mainers who have student debt
View ArticleCommittee recommends denying Portland request for consolidated high school
The full Maine State Board of Education will hear the district's request to have the project considered for state funding next month and weigh whether to follow the construction committee's...
View ArticleMaine public school enrollment remains low after sharp decline in 2020
The modest rise in enrollment in 2021 suggests that most students who left during the pandemic have not returned.
View ArticleNew arrivals in South Portland schools bring challenges and joy
With asylum seekers arriving in Portland housed in South Portland hotels, South Portland schools gear up for more English language learners and celebrate the excitement they bring.
View ArticleUMA provides $2.5 million in federal COVID-19 aid to help with student debt,...
The coronavirus relief money, in some cases, could be used to forgive debt for students who were enrolled from March 2020 to March 2021.
View ArticleUMaine System to help prevent burnout in medical workers
Maine’s public university system has received $1.5 million to support training development in health professions and nurse training.
View ArticleMaine teachers urge lawmakers to address COVID sick leave loophole
A bill passed last year required local school districts to provide school staff with 15 additional days off for pandemic-related absences, but some districts have not done so since October, citing what...
View ArticleRansomware attacks on schools rise during pandemic
Virtual learning makes them more dependent on technology – and more vulnerable to cyberattacks.
View ArticleNew Orleans schools vaccination mandate taking effect
But waivers for those opposed to the shots are easy to obtain under state regulations.
View ArticleBomb threats made to historically Black colleges across U.S.
Monday's bomb scares came 1 day before the start of Black History Month and less than a month after a series of bomb threats were made to multiple historically Black universities on Jan. 4.
View ArticleCanaan woman remembered as ‘sensitive and creative’ in working with special...
Diane Shea, who was struck and killed by an SUV while walking her dog Friday night, was an educational technician with Messalonskee Middle School in Oakland.
View ArticlePanel endorses bill to train teachers in climate science despite Republican...
Opponents worried that the bill, which has huge support among Maine science teachers, would give environmental groups too much influence.
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