Texas teenager who brought clock sues school
IRVING, Texas — Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas teenager who made national news after he was suspended for bringing a clock to school, is seeking $15 million in damages from the city of Irving and the Irving...
View ArticleUSM announces $1.65 million bequest, largest in school history
GORHAM — Susan Hight listened as one speaker after another extolled the couple whose name is intertwined with athletics at the University of Southern Maine, the couple responsible for the biggest...
View ArticleFinalists chosen for presidency of University of Maine at Fort Kent
Four out-of-state academics are the final candidates for the presidency of the University of Maine at Fort Kent, system officials said Tuesday. The finalists are Sharon Hart, president of Northern...
View ArticleMonmouth school has its first principal in 2 years
MONMOUTH — The staff and students at Monmouth Middle School have a leader back in the front office after more than two years without a principal. Scott Barksdale, who most recently served as assistant...
View ArticleMaine professor ensures course is taught, even after he dies
After a startling pancreatic cancer diagnosis last summer, longtime University of Southern Maine psychology professor John Broida rushed to complete an online Psych 101 course he was developing. Two...
View ArticleUniversity of New England says donated island will become ‘living laboratory’
The University of New England has begun using an island two miles off the coast of Saco as a “living laboratory” to study ocean life and the effects of climate change thanks to a Portland real estate...
View ArticleUSM students rally to protest racism on nation’s college campuses
About 100 people gathered Wednesday at University of Southern Maine to protest institutional racism at campuses nationwide, pledging their support of student movements nationwide and demanding changes...
View ArticleNew assessment tests for Maine students to be rolled out
State education officials will unveil details Thursday about new statewide English and math tests given to students in third through eighth grades. The Maine Department of Education is using New...
View ArticleMaine signs $4.14 million contract for standardized student testing
AUGUSTA — Maine will spend $4.14 million on new statewide English and math tests given to students in third through eighth grades. The Maine Department of Education is using New Hampshire-based...
View ArticleScarborough school superintendent announces retirement
SCARBOROUGH — Superintendent George Entwistle says he’ll retire at the end of the school year, putting recent budget battles behind him, but he won’t be leaving the field of education altogether....
View ArticleAbout 400 Portland middle school students call for action on climate change
Waving signs and chanting, about 400 students from King Middle School marched through downtown Portland on Friday and rallied at City Hall to draw attention to climate change and urge people to make...
View ArticleUMaine Machias names new acting president
Longtime college administrator Stuart Swain has been named acting president of the University of Maine at Machias, university system officials announced Monday. Swain, who has been provost and vice...
View ArticlePortland school board backs $1.3 million for ‘add-ons’ at new Hall Elementary...
The Portland Board of Education voted Tuesday night to support the use of about $1.3 million in local funds for “add-ons” to the state-funded Hall Elementary School project. The state has agreed to pay...
View ArticleYork County class brings ’50s lessons to life at retro diner in Waterboro
The Blast From the Past diner in Waterboro got its own blast from the past Wednesday when 21 students from the School Around Us in Arundel arrived for lunch, the boys dressed in letterman jackets and...
View ArticleSpecial education students drawn to Maine charter schools
Special education students enroll in Maine’s charter schools at a rate that is twice the national average. Maine’s experience runs counter to the argument that charter schools intentionally underenroll...
View ArticleMaine’s high school graduation rate for 2013-14 ranked 16th-highest
WASHINGTON – The nation’s high school graduation rate has ticked up slightly to 82 percent, a new high. The Education Department said Tuesday that the rate for the 2013-14 school year – up from 81...
View ArticleCalligraphy lesson in Arabic sparks angry uproar
STAUNTON, Va. – A rural Virginia school district canceled classes and a holiday concert after being flooded with angry messages over a school calligraphy lesson that involved copying a Muslim statement...
View ArticleBangor High School makes teacher remove pink Hello Kitty Christmas tree
BANGOR — A Maine high school teacher is complaining that she was forced to remove a small pink Christmas tree festooned with the character Hello Kitty from her classroom. Catherine Gordon, a math...
View ArticleBangor High School says Hello Kitty Christmas tree can stay after all
BANGOR — Bangor High School has reversed its decision to prevent a math teacher from keeping a pink Hello Kitty Christmas tree in her classroom. School officials had said Catherine Gordon had to remove...
View ArticleUSM students protesting racism on campus present president with list of demands
University of Southern Maine students protesting racism on campus met with President Glenn Cummings, demanding changes to training, class requirements and hiring. “They laid out a plan of what they...
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