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Family stories: Dealing with the cost of college
Ellis Linsmith says she doesn’t want to graduate with debt Ellis Linsmith grabs produce from the refrigerator at Rosemont Market and Bakery in Portland. tinsmith works at Rosemont between 15-20 hours...
View ArticleSmaller gap seen in graduation rates for bowl-bound college teams
ORLANDO, Fla. — A study of this year’s bowl-bound schools released Monday revealed a narrowing gap between the graduation rates of white and African-American players. According to the annual report by...
View ArticleNAACP, Portland superintendent expected to address Deering football incident
The superintendent for Portland schools said he planned to issue a joint statement with the president of the NAACP Portland branch after a scheduled meeting between the two on Monday, in the wake of an...
View ArticleLewiston students try to raise their voices, but protest interrupted
LEWISTON — A group of Lewiston High School students say school officials infringed on their right to free speech by ordering them to remove a poster they put up in school to protest grand jury...
View ArticleMaine to receive $3.5 million to expand access to preschool
Maine is one of 18 states that will receive a federal grant to expand access to preschool programs. The award, which totals more than $226 million, was announced Tuesday by U.S. Secretary of Education...
View ArticleProtest poster ordered removed at Lewiston High School may go back on wall
A poster created by several students to protest grand jury decisions not to indict two police officers who killed unarmed black men could soon be back on the walls at Lewiston High School. “Based on...
View ArticleReport says students don’t know their debt load
WASHINGTON – A majority of first-year undergraduates can’t correctly estimate how much student loan debt they’re taking on. More surprising, among college freshmen who have taken out federal student...
View ArticleAuthor, age 9, of Thorndike takes published book on tour to Farmington
With her first published book, Lydia Schofield says the “Bendy Wendy” story started with rhyming games. FARMINGTON — A 9-year-old author from Thorndike met with Mt. Blue elementary students Thursday to...
View ArticleUMaine Machias names interim president
A former president of Maine community colleges will serve as the interim president of the University of Maine at Machias. Dr. Joyce B. Hedlund will start serving in the position on Jan. 5 and stay...
View ArticleCasco Bay High students participate in College March
Seniors from the Portland school paraded down Congress Street to mail college applications.
View ArticleHarvest shows fruits of new college program
FAIRFIELD — A layer of crunchy snow covers the 120-acre former dairy farm in a corner of Kennebec Valley Community College’s Harold Alfond Campus on a gray afternoon in mid-December. It’s the last day...
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Assessing the virtual school experience in Maine
Maggie Mader untacks her horse Elijah after training at Graystone Stables in Berwick. Mader is a 10th grader at Maine Connections Academy. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer Mader studies in...
View ArticlePortland teachers’ new contract increases pay, class time
The Portland School Board on Tuesday night approved a two-year contract with the teachers union that includes a 2 percent cost-of-living raise and increases class time for students and professional...
View ArticleThornton Academy cancels Friday classes because of threat
SACO — Thornton Academy remained closed to students Friday, extending a shutdown that began Thursday after school officials received a threatening phone call. The school was already scheduled to begin...
View ArticlePortland district corrects errors in student performance report
The Portland school district has withdrawn student test-score data presented to the school board Tuesday, after the Portland Press Herald pointed out discrepancies between the data and scores reported...
View ArticleMaine schools’ response to threats reflects new vigilance
In swift fashion, nine schools in two Greater Portland districts shut down this week in response to security threats. In the Windham-Raymond district, all eight schools were shut down for three days...
View ArticleColleges will be rated based on graduates’ earnings
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that it is considering a college-rating system that would measure whether graduates earn enough money after leaving school to be substantially above...
View ArticleBowdoin will waive tuition for son of slain NYPD officer
Bowdoin College is waiving tuition for a sophomore student whose father was one of the New York City police officers killed Saturday in Brooklyn. Bowdoin will provide full financial aid to Justin...
View ArticleBrunswick schools hope to resolve bullying case out of court
Brunswick’s school superintendent and the head of the Maine Human Rights Commission remain hopeful that a bullying case can be resolved out of court despite the commission’s decision last week to...
View ArticleMichigan college guarantees graduates jobs worth more than $37,000
ADRIAN, Mich. — When it came time to pick a college, Abby Slusher leaned toward a private school near her home in southeastern Michigan for the small campus and class sizes. Her mother pushed Adrian...
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