In photos: USM students move into new Portland dorm
Photos by staff photographer Shawn Patrick Ouellette.
View Article‘This is where I’m meant to be’: Maine teachers prepare for school year with...
As they prepare to begin a challenging new school year, we asked five Maine teachers to share their thoughts and their goals. Here's what they had to say.
View ArticleLocal schools make last-minute push to prepare for new students from...
In Freeport and Sanford, schools have hired English instructors and made other adjustments needed to welcome dozens of new students.
View ArticleFaculty member shot and killed at University of North Carolina; suspect arrested
About 3 hours after warning students to seek shelter indoors, the school posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, 'All clear. All clear. Resume normal activities.'
View ArticleMotive unclear in shooting of UNC Chapel Hill faculty member, police say
It wasn't clear whether the shooter and victim knew each other.
View ArticleFree consultancy work of failed UMA president raises questions about...
Maine's state university system officials say Michael Laliberte is meeting the requirements of a settlement that has netted him nearly $300,000, but they refuse to provide proof.
View ArticleUNE and MaineHealth team up on effort to improve care for chronic pain
The University of New England and the state's largest hospital network will create a registry to aid in research that could lead to enhanced medical care.
View ArticleEnrollment rises 18% at Maine community colleges
The state's free tuition program boosts enrollment for a second straight year.
View ArticleWhat you need to know about Biden’s new student loan repayment plan
The Saving on a Valuable Education plan is the most generous repayment option afforded by the Education Department.
View ArticleMold cleanup delays opening of Portland elementary school
Mold was found in 16 classrooms in the Talbot Community School in Portland's Riverton neighborhood, which will not open to students until Sept. 8.
View ArticleFlorida school vouchers can pay for TVs, kayaks and theme parks. Is that OK?
Supporters of the expansion don’t consider the program as wasting taxpayer money. They see it as allowing families to customize education according to their children’s interests.
View ArticleA new sculpture winds through College of the Atlantic
The installation by British artist Andy Goldsworthy comprises 250 curbstones that form a 1,000-foot path from the entrance of the Bar Harbor campus to Frenchman Bay.
View ArticleChildren hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many...
An analysis of last year’s test scores found the average student would need the equivalent of 4.1 additional months of instruction to catch up to pre-COVID reading levels.
View ArticleColby College finding purpose for Midcoast islands once home to the Wyeths
The Waterville college is working to expand its programming on Allen and Benner islands, which have hosted resident student fellows and other visitors since Colby purchased them last year.
View ArticleUSM tapped to develop ethics training in age of artificial intelligence
The University of Southern Maine has received a federal grant to develop an ethics training program for scientists, engineers and students.
View ArticlePortland schools continue work to bolster finance department
The work follows problems last year, when hundreds of employees were not paid on time.
View ArticleA new year and a new school for Presumpscot teachers and students
Principal Angela Taylor says the renovations at the Portland elementary school, paid for with part of the $64 million bond passed by voters in 2017, have given the community 'a space that is created...
View ArticleConservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association...
Three state libraries announces this summer that they're leaving the American Library Association and nine other states are demanding similar action.
View ArticleAfter mold remediation, Talbot School will resume classes Friday
But the Riverton Branch of the Portland Public Library, which shares the building, will remain closed until it can be tested and treated.
View ArticleColby College professor studying how wildfire smoke fuels climate change
Assistant chemistry professor Greg Drozd says it's clear there is a feedback loop – climate change leading to more wildfires and wildfires leading to more warming – and is trying to determine the...
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