Biden administration cuts $2 million for student loan servicers after bungled...
The Education Department said Friday it will withhold payments from Aidvantage, EdFinancial and Nelnet for failing to meet their contractual obligations.
View ArticleNew president taking reins at Southern Maine Community College
Kristen Miller, currently the vice president of academic affairs at White Mountains Community College, will take over the role in February.
View ArticleAs pandemic aid runs out, Maine schools see looming fiscal cliff
School districts are starting to prepare budgets for the next fiscal year, without a large influx of federal dollars that have helped pay for staff and new programs.
View ArticleHarvard Jewish students sue university over antisemitism
The students are claiming that Harvard has violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
View ArticleTrans students at Gardiner Area High School defend bathroom policy following...
"This policy helps trans kids like me feel safe at school and in their skin," said sophomore Jay Dostie at a recent MSAD 11 school board meeting.
View ArticleMaine schools say path to fixing chronic absenteeism starts with building...
Small steps like Sanford's 'walking school bus' help kids make it over that first barrier – getting to the bus stop – as a way to reduce absences in class.
View ArticleSouth Portland schools DEI coordinator resigns after receiving racist email
Mohammed Albehadli, the district's diversity, equity and inclusion coordinator, received 'the most vile email' Superintendent Timothy Matheney has seen in his 35 years as an educator.
View ArticleUniversity of New England lands $10.8 million grant to study cell signaling
The research could lead to improved treatments for dementia, heart disease, osteoporosis and other diseases.
View ArticleMost Americans who failed to pay student loans say they can’t afford to keep up
New study comes as the Biden administration seeks new ways to write down student loans or make repayment manageable, after its wider debt-forgiveness plan was struck down by the Supreme Court last year.
View ArticlePolice chief, sheriff at odds over school resource officer will have to work...
After months of discussions, the School Administrative District 54 board of directors decided that the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office will staff the new position, although Skowhegan’s police chief...
View ArticleTeenage student charged with posting threat to a Portland high school
Portland Arts and Technology High School and Casco Bay High School went into lockdown Monday following the receipt of an online threat.
View ArticleSouth Portland schools DEI director says hateful message forced him to leave...
Mohammed Albehadli says he has gotten other racist messages before, but an email sent from another state in December made him concerned for his and his family's safety.
View ArticleRacist letter sent to South Portland DEI director came from known white...
Ryan Murdough, who lives in New Hampshire and is the founder of the New England White Network, sent an email to Mohammed Albehadli last month that prompted him to fear for his safety and resign his post.
View ArticlePlagiarism probe finds some problems with former Harvard president Claudine...
Harvard University has released a detailed account of its investigation into plagiarism allegations against former president Claudine Gay, who resigned this month over those concerns and her...
View ArticleMaine is failing its youngest kids in need of disability services
Children are spending weeks, months, sometimes a year waiting for help from Child Development Services that the state agency says it cannot provide.
View ArticleMaine students give voice to ‘The Gaza Monologues’
Young actors from Casco Bay High School, Bowdoin College and the University of Southern Maine will present testimonies written in 2010 by teens who lived through war in Gaza. They said the words need...
View ArticleLawmakers look to implement African American, Wabanaki studies requirements
A bill before legislators would put funding and support behind existing laws mandating that K-12 schools teach Maine Native American and African American history.
View ArticlePaid family leave program projected to cost Maine schools $13 million in...
Employers statewide must contribute 1% of their employee payroll to the state's Paid Family and Medical Leave Program starting in January 2025.
View ArticleTeachers strike in Boston suburb hits 8th day, with tensions fraying
The Newton Teachers Association, which is prohibited by law from striking and faces hefty fines, said it's seeking living wages for all employees.
View ArticleFederal government examining Maine’s Child Development Services
Education Commissioner Pender Makin told employees a federal agency is 'interested' after multiple reports showed CDS is failing disabled children.
View Article