Maine policy supports incorporating LGBTQ lessons, but lacking guidance, most...
The state encourages but does not require or give specific instruction for teaching about sexual orientation and gender diversity, topics many experts believe should be addressed at an early age.
View ArticlePutting COVID-19 behind, Bates College holds traditional graduation
Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah, who is leading Maine's effort to thwart COVID-19, advises graduates to try to "be someone."
View ArticlePutting COVID-19 behind, Bates College holds traditional graduation
Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah, who is leading Maine's effort to thwart COVID-19, advises graduates to try to "be someone."
View ArticleHidden razor in putty injures Lewiston kindergartner
No other razors have been found in the school.
View ArticleAfter an untraditional 4 years, Portland High School grads still get pomp and...
They reveled in graduation day and in all they'd gone through, with the pandemic, to get there. In all, 462 students will graduate from Portland's public high schools this week.
View ArticleJay middle school bomb threat ruled a ‘hoax’
Four state police K-9s searched Spruce Mountain Middle School after note found in bathroom.
View ArticleUMaine System’s vice chancellor, chief legal officer resigns over stress
Vice Chancellor Jim Thelen's departure is not related to the fallout from the failed University of Maine at Augusta presidential search, according to university officials.
View ArticleGov. Janet Mills announces $12.3 million expansion of statewide...
Apprenticeship programs offer young adults the opportunity to learn a skill or trade through paid, on-the-job training combined with classroom training.
View ArticleSpruce Mountain student charged with terrorizing Friday after threatening...
The student at the middle school in Jay was placed under house arrest with a guardian.
View ArticleCape Elizabeth, South Portland students walk out of class to protest gun...
The protest march was organized by students and parents in the wake of last week's school shooting in Texas.
View ArticleMaine now offering free community college for recent grads
The Maine Legislature approved a plan backed by Gov. Janet Mills to provide free community college to students who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleTeachers after Texas attack: ‘None of us are built for this’
Already expected to be guidance counselors, social workers, surrogate parents and more to their students, teachers are sometimes called on to be protectors, too.
View ArticleOur Class of 2022 Graduates to Watch
This month, thousands of young Mainers are making one of life’s great transitions at high school graduations across the state. For this annual feature, we seek out seniors who, because of heart, talent...
View ArticleNational culture wars come to Maine school districts
Districts feel the heat after the Maine Republican Party advocates for a ban on critical race theory and discussion of gender in public school classrooms.
View ArticleCrossing guard standing tall for kids celebrated by school community
East End Community School recently honored its beloved crossing guard, Danny Lowe, a client of Port Resources' Achieving Independence in Maine program.
View ArticleFinal case tied to college bribery scandal heads to trial
Jury selection in the case of a father accused of bribing a Georgetown University coach begins Tuesday in Boston federal court, more than 3 years after the first arrests were made in the so-called...
View ArticlePortland superintendent says data backs middle schoolers’ claims of...
Last month Lyman Moore and Lincoln middle school students marched outside their school buildings to protest what they said is discriminatory treatment from teachers, administrators and other students.
View ArticlePortland district doesn’t provide details about racial disparities in schools
The superintendent cited district statistics this week when saying that middle school students of color face more discipline than white students, but the district would not provide the data on Wednesday.
View ArticleLisbon looks to hire second school resource officer this year
Depending on benefits and years of service, the new position would cost the town roughly $80,000.
View ArticleLisbon residents to vote on $19 million school budget Tuesday
Under the proposal, the local share will increase by 4.2%
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