Union and school officials reach agreement on how and when district will...
Portland Public Schools and the union representing its educators signed a legally binding memorandum of understanding.
View ArticleKennebunk-area school district issues health alert following confirmed case...
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention notified RSU 21 of the case at Sea Road School.
View ArticleGrades changed during glitch in UMaine Augusta course portal were authorized,...
No students were found to have wrongly altered scores on quizzes or assignments during the nearly two days many were given administrative access to the Brightspace Learning Management System.
View ArticleVermont’s largest city sues Monsanto over school contamination
In a statement issued on Monday, Bayer, which now owns Monsanto, said the lawsuit had no merit and the entire situation could have been avoided.
View ArticleCumberland-based SAD 51 latest to be hit by illness
The district for Cumberland and North Yarmouth is holding remote classes for students in prekindergarten through eighth grade on Tuesday because of a surge in illness affecting 270 of its 2,100 students.
View ArticlePortland school board chair says payroll woes more widespread than previously...
About 750 individuals, or half of the district's workforce, have logged payroll or payroll-related issues, according to officials who met with staff at each of the schools.
View ArticleRoux Institute joins with hospital networks to boost health care tech start-ups
The program created in partnership with MaineHealth and Northern Light Health will provide residencies to entrepreneurs in health care tech.
View ArticleAfter 13 months of contract negotiations, Augusta teachers receive 5.5% pay...
The new contract, which the Augusta Board of Education approved Wednesday, increases the lowest salary a teacher in the district can earn to $42,261 from $40,058.
View ArticlePortland schools superintendent resigns amid payroll turmoil
The Portland Public School District Board of Education accepted Superintendent Xavier Botana's resignation in a special meeting Friday afternoon.
View ArticlePortland school board chair reaffirms district’s commitment to equity
Sarah Lentz delivered the annual State of the Schools address to the City Council Monday night.
View ArticlePolice, school officials investigate racist graffiti painted on Waterville...
Peter Hallen, assistant superintendent of Waterville Public Schools, said it is important to find those responsible for the graffiti, but having the schools and Waterville community address the issue...
View ArticleFrom destruction to restoration, Lewiston students remake Longley School as...
In the months following a disastrous break-in at Longley School, students and staff have gone beyond basic clean-up to revamp the aging school.
View ArticlePortland school board appoints interim co-superintendents
Assistant Superintendents Melea Nalli and Aaron Townsend were appointed as temporary co-superintendents in the wake of Xavier Botana's resignation.
View ArticleConservatives take aim at tenure for university professors
The trend reflects how conservative scrutiny of instruction related to race, gender, and sexuality has extended from schools to higher education.
View ArticleThomas College to receive $974,000 in federal money to expand cybersecurity...
The Waterville college is positioning itself to graduate an increasing number of information security analysts to fill available positions in a burgeoning, potentially lucrative field.
View ArticleWorried about rising costs, Bates College plans budget cuts
College says its finances remain strong, but 'serious challenges' are looming.
View ArticleHallowell-area school district has not been compensating some employees...
Rick Amero, the interim superintendent in Regional School Unit 2, says widespread issues with the district's payroll and employee benefits can be traced back to at least July 2021.
View ArticleNational conservative group files civil rights complaint against Portland...
Parents Defending Education filed a complaint against the district with the U.S. Department of Education over a group for staff members of color.
View ArticleFeds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
The new proposal would cap payments for undergraduate loans at 5% of borrowers’ discretionary pay, cutting their bills in half, and require payments only for those who earn more than about $30,000 a year.
View ArticleAuburn school officials fear delays for opening new high school
Cost overruns are estimated at at least $7.5 million.
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