State House event honors Kennebec County teacher
AUGUSTA — Students in Andrew Forster’s music classes at Messalonskee High School say it’s easy to see why he is one of the best teachers their school in Oakland has to offer. “He’s a really good friend...
View ArticleWith superintendent under fire, SAD 6 struggles with public’s right to criticize
Parents have plenty to say about a superintendent who hired his son for a district job, but school board rules prevent them from expressing their opinions. Since news broke that the superintendent of...
View ArticleThousands graduate at ceremonies across Maine
Michael Fitzgerald of Scarborough sat in the stands trying to pick out his son from the thousands of students and their friends and families who crowded into the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland for...
View ArticleObama warns against politics of ignorance in Rutgers address
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — President Obama delivered a commencement address at Rutgers University on Sunday that steered clear of the typical graduation advice and sounded a lot like a tough, aggressive...
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Teachers, residents say ‘the trust has been violated’ in SAD 6
STANDISH — Carl Hinshaw still can’t quite believe that the School Administrative District 6 board didn’t act immediately last week when it learned Superintendent Frank Sherburne violated the district’s...
View ArticleAfter 15 years, Freeport track and field project could get approval
FREEPORT — A proposal to replace crowded and overused high school athletic fields with a multimillion-dollar sports complex – including synthetic sports fields and a competition track course – may...
View ArticlePortland changes morning bell times for some elementary and middle schools
After new school and bus schedules caused upheaval at the beginning of the school year, the Portland school district is changing the morning bell times this fall for some elementary and middle schools....
View ArticleEmbattled SAD 6 superintendent resigns
BUXTON — School Administrative District 6 Superintendent Frank Sherburne resigned Monday night, giving in to weeks of pressure from parents calling for his ouster because he had broken the district’s...
View ArticleBrunswick school to host final Civil War re-enactment
BRUNSWICK — A Maine school that has held Civil War re-enactments for as long as it has existed will host its final Pickett’s Charge. Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick is changing...
View ArticleFederal data show racial and economic segregation increasing in nation’s schools
WASHINGTON — Poor, black and Hispanic children are becoming increasingly isolated from their white, affluent peers in the nation’s public schools, according to new federal data showing that the number...
View Article8th-grade girls outperform boys using technology to problem-solve
Eighth-grade girls are not only as skilled as boys at thinking through problems and using technology to solve them, they may even be a little better, a study released Tuesday suggests. The findings...
View ArticleFor Greely students, trout life-cycle lesson ends at a brook: Photos
At Greely Middle School in Cumberland, sixth-grade students learn about the anatomy and young lives of trout as part of the Portland Water District’s TroutKids program. The students have been raising...
View ArticleThird-graders reach out and touch nature in Belgrade
BELGRADE LAKES — Luke McLaughlin has been on the Maine Lakes Society’s floating classroom many times, but that didn’t stop him from enjoying another trip on Great Pond. McLaughlin and the rest of...
View ArticleSome defend Skowhegan after-school Bible club whose transparency is questioned
SKOWHEGAN — Residents fiercely defended a local after-school Bible club Wednesday night during a discussion hosted by an organization aimed at preserving the separation of church and state. The Good...
View ArticleN.H. prep school graduate on bail pending appeal
CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old freshman girl as part of a game of sexual conquest is again out on bail pending appeal. Owen Labrie’s...
View ArticlePortland high schools expanding Chinese language classes
Portland high schools are expanding their Mandarin language offerings this fall under a new partnership with the Chinese Ministry of Education. For the last two years, the district has offered Mandarin...
View ArticleUniversity of New England grants degrees to 1,747 students
The largest graduating class in the history of University of New England received degrees at a commencement ceremony Saturday at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. The school gave out 1,747 degrees...
View ArticleWaynflete seniors hold play day for schools rocked by student suicides
Teenagers from three high schools rocked by student suicides this school year set aside all academic pressures and stress to devote themselves to play Sunday. For three hours, students from Waynflete...
View ArticleSMCC awards record number of degrees
Southern Maine Community College awarded a record number of degrees Sunday at the college’s 69th commencement at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. A total of 1,091 students from across Maine, 13...
View ArticleHuffington tells Colby grads: Take time to recharge
WATERVILLE — Arianna Huffington told graduating seniors at Colby College Sunday that presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is an example of what lack of sleep can do and urged...
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