Hallowell-area schools superintendent resigns halfway through planned leave...
Matt Gilbert, the assistant superintendent, will serve as acting superintendent following the announcement by Tonya Arnold.
View ArticleDeering grad, teacher team up to create ‘miraculous’ communication app
ReachMyTeach, which is used in the Portland area to improve communication between teachers, students and parents, could spread to more schools thanks to a significant financial investment from an...
View ArticleTensions are high in RSU 21 over effort to recall a school board member
The district tried to stop a recall vote in the town of Kennebunk, but a judge rejected the emergency request.
View ArticleSchool mask mandates are going away in other states. Will Maine follow suit?
As some look forward to an end of mask mandates in Maine schools, hospital patient counts remain high and the state says more federal help is coming.
View ArticleMore than a hill of beans: Roux developer seeks zoning for 16- to 17-story...
The institute wants zoning changes to allow large residential high-rise on the former B&M Baked Beans property.
View Article3 women sue Harvard, allege school ignored sexual harassment
Plaintiffs say when they reported professor John Comaroff to university administrators, he retaliated by threatening their careers.
View ArticleFormer Mt. Ararat school resource officer accused of sexually touching...
The plea deal means Randy T. Cook, 47, will spend seven days in the Cumberland County Jail. Cook resigned as a police officer in November 2020.
View ArticleAuburn pulls school buses for inadequate inspections
The Maine State Police Motor Vehicle Inspection Unit visited the district's bus garage Tuesday.
View ArticleState Board of Education denies Portland’s request to seek funds for...
The board voted unanimously to deny the district's request for a deadline waiver, but Portland could apply when the state opens a new application cycle for construction projects.
View ArticleAuburn mechanic resigns after improper bus inspections come to light
Maine State Police will take administrative action against a licensed technician at a Monmouth garage.
View ArticleCOVID-19 cases drop in Maine schools for first time since holiday break
The pandemic continues to take lives and strain hospitals even as more signs show the omicron wave is subsiding in Maine and around the country.
View ArticleGov. Mills unveils $20 million plan for free tuition at Maine community colleges
About 8,000 students would be eligible under the program, funded by a one-time transfer to the Maine Community College System.
View ArticleStudents say free Maine community college tuition will ease financial strain
Gov. Mills touted her proposal in Auburn on Friday and some students say the plan sounds good, but they need to see details before determining how it will affect them.
View ArticleRepublicans push U.S. schools to post all class materials online
Teachers say proposed laws threaten their professional independence while dragging them into a culture war.
View ArticleErskine Academy rallies for cancer-stricken student, raises more than $14,000...
A well-known cheerleader from Erskine Academy, Paige Reed, is fighting cancer for the second time in her life and the community rallied together to raise money and show their love and support for Paige...
View ArticleHigh lead levels found in Maine schools’ drinking water
About a third of the examined sites exceed federal limits as results of state-mandated testing begin to be reported.
View ArticlePortland science teacher chosen for prestigious national award
Cindy Soule, a teacher at the Gerald E. Talbot Community School, will receive a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
View ArticleNational Guard deploys for new emergency: Teacher shortages
New Mexico has been alone in calling out its National Guard members while other states have issued pleas for substitute teachers amid omicron-driven surges in infections,
View ArticleNokomis students, parents protest mask mandate, storm school vestibule
The disruption occurred Friday at Nokomis Regional Middle School in Newport and involved school staff who tried to stop the group, but no arrests were made and there were no suspensions or disciplinary...
View ArticleOakland-area school district to drop mask mandate after February vacation
Masks will be optional for students and staff in Regional School Unit 18, but since the school is no longer considered a universal masking school, students will have to quarantne.
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