Students and farmers to benefit from partnership that will bring state-grown...
The broccoli, grown at Circle B Farms in Caribou, will be served this fall.
View ArticleLewiston seventh-grader youngest ever to win statewide creative writing contest
Lily Douglass was selected as the winner of The Telling Room's annual contest for her short story titled "The Monster under the Bed."
View ArticlePortland hopes to lead the way in integrating Wabanaki studies into classes
One Portland educator has spent years consulting with Wabanaki experts to come up with a K-12 curriculum.
View ArticleCost overruns threaten budget for renovations at 3 Portland schools
The school board is scheduled to vote Tuesday on paying for over $1 million in additional construction costs.
View ArticleLisbon schools expand prekindergarten program
After noticing 17 students were on the waiting list to enroll last fall, school administrators requested extra funding from the state to add a third classroom.
View ArticleUMaine chancellor knew about new UMA president’s no-confidence votes from...
Faculty members at University of Maine at Augusta say they are upset they were not informed about issues leading to Michael Laliberte's resignation as president of the State University of New York at...
View ArticleFarmington area schools canceled Friday due to high lead levels discovered in...
Nearly half of Regional School Unit 9's drinking-water fixtures have tested for levels of lead that exceed state guidelines.
View ArticleConsulting firm used to identify controversial new UMA president has botched...
Meanwhile, University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy said Friday that concerns raised about new UMA President Michael Laliberte by faculty at his previous university are "unfounded."
View ArticleSouth Portland High School principal will leave for Maranacook Community High...
South Portland High School principal Michele LaForge said she was grateful for the experiences of the past four years but felt ready for a change.
View ArticleTwo Lewiston councilors’ draft resolution on diversity programs causes...
Two councilors wrote a resolution condemning optional diversity talks in the school district. Several councilors and the mayor only saw the resolution after the Sun Journal conducted a Freedom of...
View ArticleUniversity of Southern Maine hands out more than 900 degrees during commencement
The graduation at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday marked the first in-person ceremony in three years.
View ArticleNine faculty positions eliminated at UMF cut from humanities and social sciences
Professors of Philosophy and Religion, Women's and Gender studies, History, and World Languages were either let go or offered jobs in other areas. They were also advisors for many diverse student...
View ArticleLisbon to hold public hearing on $19 million school budget Tuesday
Included are three teaching positions and a middle school literacy specialist.
View ArticleBowdoin launches plan to be fossil fuel free by 2042
The proposal envisions a $100 million investment in campus infrastructure.
View ArticleThe next book ban: States aim to limit what students can search for
Republican lawmakers across the country are proposing legislation that would target online library databases and library management technology.
View ArticleUMaine System union president says legitimacy of UMA presidential search was...
University of Maine System faculty union President Jim McClymer sent the letter Tuesday morning in response to the hiring of President Michael Laliberte at University of Maine at Augusta.
View ArticleUMF students hold sit-in, call for Chancellor Malloy’s resignation
In 24 hours, students wrote a list of demands holding University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy's accountable for cutting faculty.
View ArticleUniversity of Maine at Augusta faculty senate votes no confidence in...
During a five-hour meeting Wednesday, faculty members at UMA call for a new presidential search, following recent disclosures that faculty members and students at Michael R. Laliberte's former...
View ArticleCounty teachers of the year announced in Maine
The 16 honorees include educators from Portland, Kennebunk and Lewiston.
View ArticleUMaine System chancellor calls for review of active employment searches and...
The change comes after faculty from the University of Maine at Augusta voted no confidence both in its presidential search and the chancellor.
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