Yellen touts value of college degree
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Monday that college graduates are entering the strongest job market the country has seen in nearly a decade, and their degree is more important than...
View ArticlePortland parents tell city, school officials school bond can’t wait
Parents at a community meeting Wednesday night said they want city and school officials in Portland to fully fund a $60 million bond to renovate four elementary schools and send it to voters, rejecting...
View ArticleManchester parents worried about mold in elementary school to push for more...
MANCHESTER — A parent of a 6-year-old who attends Manchester Elementary School said Tuesday she and others continue to ask why the school district didn’t tell parents that mold had been found in...
View ArticleWater damage, possible mold found in additional tests at Manchester school
Additional air quality testing prompted by the discovery of mold at Manchester Elementary School revealed water damage and a recommendation to close the stage area at the school, according to an email...
View ArticleBusiness group seeks repeal of 3 percent education surcharge on high-income...
A recently imposed tax surcharge on high-income households could cripple Maine’s ability to attract companies and professionals and drive some businesses out, according to a coalition formed to repeal...
View ArticleMaine teachers union open to talks on statewide contract idea
AUGUSTA — The head of the Maine Education Association said the teachers union is “happy to talk about the concept” of a statewide teacher contract, but she stopped short of endorsing Gov. Paul Le-...
View ArticleUSM student leaders to remain neutral about lawmaker’s speech on ‘Alien...
Student government leaders at the University of Southern Maine met Friday with the university’s president and agreed that they should not take a stand for or against a controversial state lawmaker’s...
View ArticleYale to rename college honoring John C. Calhoun over slavery view
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — After years of debate, Yale University announced Saturday it will change the name of a residential college that honors a 19th century alumnus and former U.S. vice president who was...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter members have no plans to protest USM talk
Despite concerns expressed by student leaders at the University of Southern Maine, Black Lives Matter protesters have no plans to demonstrate against Thursday’s appearance on campus by a controversial...
View ArticleFor rural Maine towns, Trump administration’s school-choice focus could be...
EAST MILLINOCKET — The small parking lot outside of Schenck High School was crammed with cars, all there for the basketball game, the town’s featured event that night. The cold winter air whipped...
View ArticleDartmouth student’s yoga program holds promise in study of brain injury
HANOVER, N.H. — For almost 20 years after hitting her head on an overhanging shelf at work, Mary Nelsen struggled to remember little things: to read, to rise out of her chair, to just move through the...
View ArticleMaine students’ joy over snow cancellations could turn to gloom in June
Youngsters across Maine enjoyed a day off from school Monday because of snow, and those in Portland and South Portland had a second snow day thrown in on Tuesday. But there will likely be a price to be...
View ArticleLegislator wants lead tests for drinking water at all Maine public schools
AUGUSTA — In the wake of last year’s lead contamination crisis in Michigan, a Portland-area lawmaker is proposing that all public schools in Maine be required to periodically test drinking water for...
View ArticleBaxter Academy seeking to move to Portland’s Bayside neighborhood
A Portland charter school that opened in 2013 and later split into two campuses to accommodate growing enrollment is looking to move into a new space in Bayside. Baxter Academy for Technology and...
View ArticleWinthrop council expresses ‘no confidence’ in schools chief Rosenthal
The Winthrop Town Council took a strong, if symbolic, stand recently when it voted 5-1 in support of a statement that expressed “no confidence” in school Superintendent Gary Rosenthal, accusing him of...
View ArticleCasco Bay High School teacher inspired by Ellen DeGeneres appears on her show
Casco Bay High School teacher Ekhlas Ahmed credits Ellen DeGeneres with helping her learn English. Now the former Sudanese refugee is thanking the TV star for a $22,000 check to pay off her student...
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U.N. official hears ‘uplifting’ accounts from refugees during event at USM
Kelly Clements, a Maine native who is the United Nations’ deputy high commissioner for refugees, speaks to students at the University of Southern Maine in Portland after giving a talk Friday about...
View ArticleColby College seeking Waterville’s approval for student complex
WATERVILLE — The Planning Board on March 6 will consider preliminary and final plans for a proposed $25 million Colby College downtown student residential complex on part of The Concourse that will...
View ArticleNew UNE president, from Drexel, praised as leader and forward thinker
A longtime college administrator known internationally for his writings on fake science in the mental health field will become the sixth president of the University of New England, school officials...
View ArticleAlfond Foundation will pay college debt of those who commit to Maine-based...
WATERVILLE — College graduates working at Maine businesses in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics will be eligible to apply for student debt relief as part of a new statewide...
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