More than 3,000 former Corinthian College students will have debt erased
WASHINGTON — More than 3,000 former Corinthian College students will have their college loans erased, the first wave of debt relief tied to the collapse of the for-profit higher education chain. The...
View ArticleWaterville principal on paid administrative leave
WATERVILLE — Waterville Senior High School Principal Don Reiter is on paid administrative leave for a reason school and police officials would not reveal Saturday – and which Reiter’s attorney said he...
View ArticleSome parents question safety of new school bus stops on busy Portland roads
A half-dozen Ocean Avenue Elementary School students, accompanied by their parents with coffee mugs and dog leashes in hand, walked down Edwards Street last Thursday morning to wait for the school bus...
View ArticleMaine woman among 3 nursing students suing Colby-Sawyer College
NEW LONDON, N.H. — Three nursing students have sued a New Hampshire college after they failed a required course that was overbooked. The students from Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island say...
View ArticleYouth engagement specialist in Portland nominated for education grant
Portland school board member and youth engagement specialist Pious Ali is one of five nominees for a $100,000 grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. The foundation, an education philanthropic...
View ArticleU.S. News & World Report ranks Bowdoin No. 4 among liberal arts colleges
Bowdoin College remains a top liberal arts college in the nation, coming in fourth in annual college rankings released Wednesday by U.S. News & World Report. Bowdoin was ranked fifth overall last...
View ArticleMetro roll-out for high schoolers a learning experience, staff says
Metro bus service officials say they’re working out a few kinks in a new program for Portland high schoolers who ride city buses to school, but that the roll-out has gone smoothly overall. After four...
View ArticleBicycle desks motivate China Middle School students
CHINA — When Joshua Lambert suggested putting bicycle desks in his math classroom at China Middle School last year, the idea was met with skepticism. Lambert is on the Regional School Unit 18 wellness...
View ArticleUNE awarding $25,000 scholarships to 34 students of osteopathic medicine
The University of New England is awarding $25,000 scholarships to 34 students in its College of Osteopathic Medicine. The awards, part of the university’s Doctors for Maine’s Future Scholarship...
View ArticleNew standardized test results for Maine public schools are in, but they...
Maine education officials released the latest K-12 state test results Friday, but they are practically meaningless because the state used a new test – the Smarter Balanced test for English and math –...
View ArticleTougher standardized test gives one-time look at Maine students’ performance
AUGUSTA — Maine education officials on Friday released a one-time look at how students performed on new, tougher standardized tests, but since the state is dropping the test, the data can’t be used to...
View ArticleFall enrollment in UMaine System down overall, but out-of-state numbers up
Fall enrollment figures at the University of Maine System – critical data for the state’s financially struggling public higher education system – show a mixed performance, with a lower overall head...
View ArticleColleges rethink amount, type of math needed to graduate
SEATTLE — Dena DeYoung traces her trouble with math back to sixth grade, when a well-intended placement test showed she was smart enough to do advanced work. And for several years, DeYoung did well....
View ArticleSome Maine schools making start times a little later
WESTBROOK — At 7:50 a.m., the lilting theme song to the 1970s sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter” played over the loudspeaker at Westbrook High School, signaling the start of the school day. While current...
View ArticleBingham school puts focus on college
BINGHAM — When Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School Principal Julie Richard received a postcard in the mail last June inviting her to nominate her school for recognition in preparing students for...
View ArticlePartnership would let Biddeford students earn college credit at UNE
The Biddeford School Department and University of New England have agreed to a partnership that will allow the city’s high school students to earn college credits – and potentially enter the college...
View ArticleFederal ‘college scorecard’ gives students, parents new tools
Looking to earn the big bucks after graduating from a Maine college? Check out Maine Maritime Academy, whose alumni earn a median of $74,700 a year 10 years after they enrolled. Comparing graduation...
View ArticleUMaine System trustees to discuss cost-saving consolidations, academic...
The latest efforts to reshape the University of Maine System into a single entity – along with a plan to overhaul academic offerings systemwide – will be major topics this weekend at the system’s...
View ArticleJudge orders Middlebury College student reinstated
MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Vermont college has been ordered by a federal judge to reinstate a student who was expelled over allegations of sexual misconduct that occurred during his junior year while he was...
View ArticlePortland school officials hear parents’ concerns about bus route safety
Changes to Portland’s new school bus routes are unlikely, according to some of the roughly 25 parents who met with Portland School Department officials on Wednesday. Parents concerned about the safety...
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