Driver who left 5-year-old aboard Gardiner school bus lost her job
A school bus driver who failed to notice that a 5-year-old remained aboard after parking at the bus barn in Gardiner on May 16 has lost her job, and a new procedure is in place to help ensure no child...
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Stephanie Hatzenbeuhler resigns from Portland school board
Portland school board member Stephanie Hatzenbuehler said Wednesday that she will resign her seat in September when her family moves out of state. Stephanie Hatzenbuehler Contributed photo...
View ArticleNew state budget sends more money to public schools in Maine
AUGUSTA — Maine’s 240 public school systems will soon learn how they will share $162 million in new educational funding in the two-year state budget signed by Gov. Paul LePage early Tuesday. The...
View ArticleAttorneys general sue DeVos for delaying rules on for-profit predatory colleges
A group of 19 state attorneys general are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for delaying an overhaul of rules to erase the federal student debt of borrowers defrauded by colleges. “With no notice,...
View ArticleScarborough’s second 2017-18 school budget referendum is underway
SCARBOROUGH — Voting started Thursday on a revised 2017-18 school budget and will culminate July 25 with a second town referendum. The Town Council and School Board approved cuts Wednesday evening...
View ArticleGorham assistant principal charged with driving drunk
An assistant principal at Gorham High School is facing a drunken driving charge. Kimberly Slipp, 61, of Gorham was arrested June 22 in Sebago and charged with operating under the influence, according...
View ArticleOle Miss will recognize slave labor on buildings
JACKSON, Miss. — The University of Mississippi will post a sign acknowledging that slaves built some structures on the main campus founded before the Civil War. The university made the announcement...
View ArticleNew USM course encourages minorities to become teachers
In the whitest state in the nation, Portland’s schools stand out as one of the most diverse populations in Maine. More than 40 percent of the students in Portland classrooms are people of color, and...
View ArticleImprovised eclectic piece kicks off Atlantic Music Festival in Waterville
WATERVILLE — The ninth annual Atlantic Music Festival got underway Saturday with a mostly improvised eclectic piece in which performers were spread across the balconies of Colby College’s Lorimer...
View ArticleVassalboro teacher brings astronaut lessons back to the classroom
Last October, Vassalboro teacher Breanne Desmond took her sixth-grade students on a trip to the Challenger Learning Center in Bangor. They took part in simulated missions and jobs, such as coding,...
View Article$10,000 grant will link students in rural Danforth to virtual reality
A small rural school in Washington County just 5 miles from the Canadian border is going high-tech next year, thanks to a $10,000 grant that will allow school officials to integrate virtual reality...
View ArticleMaine charter school for performing arts overhauls model after rocky 1st year
AUGUSTA — After a challenging first year, a charter school dedicated to the performing arts is dropping its partnership with online education provider K-12 Inc. and adopting a new academic model for...
View ArticleState budget gives 8 school districts at least $1 million more than they...
Portland’s school district will receive an increase of nearly $3 million in state funding for the upcoming year and eight districts will get an extra $1 million or more each under the state budget deal...
View ArticleMaine will join lawsuit against U.S. Education Department over for-profit...
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills plans to join a lawsuit filed by Democratic attorneys general against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend rules meant to protect...
View ArticleMaine school districts plan to use state funding for tax relief, programming
Superintendents getting additional funding under the state’s final budget deal say they anticipate spending it on a mix of reducing local taxes, rebuilding reserves and possibly restoring programs they...
View ArticleDeVos works to shift narrative on college sex assault
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday that too many students have been treated unfairly as colleges have sought to comply with Obama-era policy on handling sexual assault, but she...
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Incoming Colby students get education in island life
ALLEN ISLAND — Three students ran across the windswept island, seeking shelter from the rain in one wooden structure, then another. It was their first taste of island living in Maine, an experience...
View ArticleBig news about graduate center at USM expected Tuesday
University of Maine System officials are making a “significant” announcement Tuesday about a new Portland-based graduate center, likely about funding from the Harold Alfond Foundation, which has...
View ArticleAlfond Foundation gives UMaine System $7.5 million challenge grant
The Harold Alfond Foundation is giving a $7.5 million challenge grant to the University of Maine System for its new Portland-based graduate center. The system will receive the funding in increments as...
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