Springvale student attends classes, field trip via robot
Sophia Houle, 7, has gotten used to attending classes at Springvale’s Carl J. Lamb School via robot. According to a report on WCSH6.com, the first-grader who has Biliary Atresia recently attended a...
View ArticleMaine teacher who won $1 million prize spreads her education philosophy
When Nancie Atwell won $1 million last year as the first recipient of the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize, she gave all the money to the small K-8 school she founded in Edgecomb, the Center...
View ArticleProposal would give more school funds to struggling mill towns, at other...
Education officials are closely watching a bill that would give more state aid to struggling mill towns but would force the state to reallocate education funds – again. Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill...
View ArticleLeader of Casco Bay High School named Maine’s Principal of the Year
Casco Bay High School Principal Derek Pierce was named Maine’s Principal of the Year on Monday, honored for growing the 11-year-old school in Portland from a fledgling alternative offering to a...
View ArticlePortland school board sends $103.6 million budget to City Council
Portland’s school board unanimously approved a $103.6 million budget Tuesday night for the fiscal year beginning July 1, sending it to the City Council for consideration. The council will consider the...
View ArticleHackers target Maine school systems for employee tax form data
A computer hacker or hackers posing as a district’s school superintendent have tried to trick at least three Maine school departments into handing over sensitive personal information contained on...
View ArticlePhillips Exeter Academy says teacher admitted sex abuse
An elite New Hampshire boarding school alerted alumni this week that a longtime teacher has admitted to two cases of sexual misconduct with students in the 1970s and 1980s. Phillips Exeter Academy sent...
View ArticleFormer Rumford mill will soon house University College outreach center
University College, a branch of the University of Maine System, announced Friday that it plans to relocate one of its outreach centers to a mostly vacant former mill in Rumford. Center Director Lisa...
View ArticleSuperintendent resigns from Freeport-based school district
The superintendent of schools in Freeport, Pownal and Durham has resigned in his first year on the job. Edward McDonough told Regional School Unit 5 directors he would step down effective June 30,...
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Maine parents embracing the lessons of homeschooling
Homeschooling in Maine has come a long way since Lea Verrill was a girl, when she would play with the neighborhood kids at the bus stop – then run and hide when the big yellow bus pulled up. Today, the...
View ArticlePortland residents will vote Tuesday on bond for new Hall School
Portland voters will decide Tuesday whether to approve a bond issue to cover part of the construction costs for a new Hall Elementary School. The state has agreed to pay for almost all of the $29.7...
View ArticlePrinceton to keep Woodrow Wilson’s name despite his racist views
PRINCETON, N.J. — Woodrow Wilson’s name will remain on Princeton University’s public policy school, despite calls to remove it because the former U.S. president was a segregationist, the Ivy League...
View ArticleMaine Charter School Commission member resigns because of conflict
AUGUSTA — Ande Smith, a member of both the Maine State Board of Education and the Maine Charter School Commission, has resigned from the commission because only three commissioners can serve on the...
View ArticleWindham student suspended after threatening tweet refers to ‘Columbine’
A male Windham High School student has been suspended after sending out a tweet Tuesday that said the administration was “asking to be the next Columbine,” a reference to a mass shooting at a Colorado...
View ArticleBiddeford, Saco and Dayton school boards agree to later start times
BIDDEFORD — Citing a desire to give students a better chance to learn, the school committees of Biddeford, Saco and Dayton agreed Wednesday to push back the start times for middle and high school...
View ArticleSchool choice dispute leads to lawsuit in York County
From Staff Reports Thornton Academy in Saco and the parents of at least 12 students from Arundel have sued Regional School Unit 21, arguing that the Kennebunk-based district has illegally deprived...
View ArticleMaine College of Art, Salt Institute may announce merger next week
The proposed merger of two of Maine’s best-known arts education institutions, the Maine College of Art and the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, may become a reality next week after more than...
View ArticleImmigrant kids blocked from school, report finds
SAN FRANCISCO — Immigrant children living in the United States without legal status have been blocked from registering for school and accessing the educational services they need, according to a report...
View ArticleCape Elizabeth names finalists for school superintendent
The Cape Elizabeth School Board has narrowed its search for a new superintendent to two finalists, board Chairwoman Elizabeth Scifres announced Monday. They are Steven Bailey, superintendent of the...
View ArticleSurvey of Maine teachers finds technical problems with new state tests
Some Maine teachers responding to an online survey said they had technical problems administering new state assessment tests, and thought it took longer than expected for students to complete. The...
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