Lower enrollment leaves University of Maine System with a $5 million budget gap
Schools are making plans to dig into reserves and remaining federal COVID relief funds, keep vacant teaching positions open, limit travel and other expenses and boost marketing campaigns.
View ArticleRichmond to appoint committee to ease transition to municipally run school...
Residents cannot elect a school board until March, but the new municipal district faces a July 1 deadline to have a voter-approved budget and its top administrators in place.
View ArticleUniversity of Virginia says it failed to report suspected shooter for discipline
The school revised its earlier account of a disciplinary action involving suspect Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. in this week's deadly shooting on campus.
View ArticlePortland school district hasn’t paid some of its hourly workers on time
Superintendent Xavier Botana says the issue stems from a staffing shortage, and that bus routes could be affected for the same reason.
View ArticleThreat on social media prompts South Portland middle school to cancel...
The threat is unrelated to several hoax reports of active shooters at 10 Maine schools Tuesday, the school superintendent said.
View ArticleYale and Harvard law schools abandon U.S. News college rankings
Two of the nation's top law schools are bowing out of the college rankings, claiming they are detrimental to their missions.
View ArticleTracing hoax calls will be a daunting challenge
A cybersecurity expert says it will be difficult for the FBI to trace the prank active shooter calls made using an internet protocol that allows the caller to hide their phone number.
View ArticleSouth Portland school board member resigns in protest
Hannah Bitjoka said the board failed to address concerns she and other residents raised about bullying, drug use and other issues.
View ArticlePortland ed techs still waiting for pay increases, back pay as payroll woes...
Some hourly workers say they are living paycheck to paycheck and district officials aren't offering details about when the problems might be fixed.
View ArticleYarmouth, Falmouth closed schools Friday following online threat
Police said they worked with the FBI to determine that the threat conveyed on social media was not credible.
View ArticleFeeling a draft? Winthrop students build window inserts that keep in the...
The project organized by the Rotary Club of the Winthrop Area includes Winthrop Middle School students who are helping construct the inserts that benefit people seeking a more energy-efficient home.
View ArticleHallowell-based school district looks to next year following Richmond vote to...
Though most of the budget operations were building-based, there are still some issues to sort out before finalizing the budget in the spring. At the same time, the district is moving forward with the...
View ArticleUMaine unveils house made with giant 3D printer
The 600-square-foot house, named BioHome3D, is seen as an environmentally friendly solution to the affordable housing crisis.
View ArticleParis selectmen accept petitions to recall 2 school directors; voters to decide
Nearly 700 residents signed the recall petition sparked by the directors' support of a gender identity policy being considered by the Oxford Hills school board.
View ArticleSome states open college savings accounts for every newborn
Since 2013, 36 percent of Maine families that received a grant from the Alfond Scholarship Foundation have opened 529 accounts for their children.
View ArticleBiden to extend student loan pause as court battle drags on
The administration says the pause is allowing the Supreme Court a chance to resolve the case in its current term.
View ArticlePortland superintendent apologizes for payroll problems, says long-term fix...
Xavier Botana said in an email to staff that the transition to outside payroll processing might not be completed until next fall.
View ArticleThe science on remote schooling is now clear. Here’s who it hurt most.
Students who learned from home fared worse than those in classrooms, and older students are recovering much more slowly than younger children.
View ArticleFormer Bangor school superintendent Betsy Webb dies at 61
The district's top administrator for 13 years, Webb reportedly passed away on Thanksgiving while in hospice care.
View ArticleUMaine website glitch left grade data vulnerable
The Thursday data breach gave students at the Augusta campus the ability to change grades.
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