New Metro bus route will accommodate Portland high school students
The Metro bus service has created a new bus route to accommodate Portland’s high school students, who will no longer be served by yellow school buses when the school year begins Sept. 2. Route 9, which...
View ArticleElite New Hampshire prep school faces sexual conquest issues
CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire prep school that has educated some of the nation’s elite for more than a century and a half is confronting a campus practice of sexual conquest after a senior was...
View ArticleMajority opposes rating teachers based on student test scores, poll finds
WASHINGTON — Many Americans, especially public-school parents, give low marks to rating a teacher based partly on how students perform on standardized tests, according to a survey. The Gallup Poll...
View ArticleNew Mexico probes hiring of school official facing child sex abuse charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico’s attorney general said Monday he will investigate how the state’s largest school district hired a high-level administrator who faces child sex abuse charges in Colorado....
View ArticleTesting group: U.S. students’ college readiness improving little
WASHINGTON — U.S. high schools haven’t shown much improvement in the past four years when it comes to preparing college-ready graduates, according to the Iowa-based nonprofit group that administers the...
View ArticleUSM President Glenn Cummings says rebounding enrollment means no layoffs this...
GORHAM — Better-than-expected fall enrollment figures at the University of Southern Maine mean there won’t be layoffs at the campus this year, new USM President Glenn Cummings told a gathering of...
View ArticlePulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo to receive Colby College’s Lovejoy Award
WATERVILLE — Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker reporter Katherine Boo will receive Colby College’s 2015 Lovejoy Award, the school has announced. Boo will be given an honorary doctoral degree and the...
View ArticleJennifer Wright Gregg, Lincoln County
Jennifer Wright Gregg teaches third grade in the Alternative Organization Structure 93 in Lincoln County. She joined Great Salt Bay School in 2008 after several years teaching in Massachusetts. At...
View ArticleAngela McLaughlin, Penobscot County
Angela McLaughlin is a literacy coach for grades pre-K-8 in the Glenburn Public School District in Penobscot County. She joined Glenburn in 2000 and is the school’s first literacy coach. Previously,...
View ArticleBrenda LaVerdiere, Franklin County
Brenda LaVerdiere teaches fourth grade in Regional School Unit 9 in Wilton in Franklin County. She has been teaching at Academy Hill School since 1999, and her entire career – all at RSU 9 – spans 38...
View ArticleMickie Flores, Hancock County
Mickie Flores teaches science and algebra to grades 6-8 in Consolidated School District 13 in Hancock County. Flores, who joined Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School in 2011 after a career in New...
View ArticleTalya Edlund, Cumberland County
Talya Edlund teaches third grade in the Cape Elizabeth School District in Cumberland County. Edlund joined Pond Cove Elementary School in 2004, serving as a literacy teacher and team leader. She began...
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Top teachers offer their advice for going back to school
CAPE ELIZABETH — Ask one of Maine’s best teachers for back-to-school advice and the last thing she wants to talk about is turning in homework on time, the merits of proper penmanship and why students...
View ArticleMia Morrison, Piscataquis County
Mia Morrison teaches English and technology to grades 9-12 in Regional School Unit 68 in Piscataquis County. An early adopter of using iTunes U in K-12 classrooms, Morrison was recognized by Apple in...
View ArticleBenjamin Brigham, Washington County
Benjamin Brigham teaches English/language arts, technology, gaming and media to grades 9-12 in the Eastport School Department in Washington County. In addition to teaching at Shead High School, Brigham...
View ArticleNick Wilson, York County
Nick Wilson teaches English to grades 9-12 in the Biddeford School Department in York County. Wilson, who began teaching at Biddeford High School in 2009, also teaches English at the University of...
View ArticleNew South Portland superintendent outlines expectations for first year
South Portland’s new superintendent of schools sent a letter to the community on Monday outlining his expectations for the academic year ahead and beyond. Teachers, custodians and other school...
View ArticleCharter schools in Maine nearly full as a new year starts
As the state nears its 10-school cap, fall enrollment figures at existing Maine charter schools show high demand, with most schools operating at or near capacity. The state’s second virtual charter...
View ArticleFour groups apply for last three charter school slots in Maine
Four groups have applied for the last three charter school slots available in Maine, which currently has seven charter schools. Applying by Tuesday’s deadline were Inspire ME Academy in York County,...
View ArticleColby College freshmen take orientation off campus, into downtown
WATERVILLE — Downtown was awash in color and activity Thursday as 84 Colby College freshmen created temporary parks at the four corners of Main and Temple streets as part of orientation activities at a...
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