Local chefs to cook for gala to benefit SMCC program
A Nov. 8 gala reception featuring Portland-area chefs and bartenders will benefit the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Program at Southern Maine Community College. The event, “A Light on the...
View ArticleTwo Portland high schools get much lower marks in standardized tests
Two of the Portland district’s three high schools saw big dips in annual standardized statewide test results, with double-digit drops across the board in math, science and English at Casco Bay High...
View ArticleFinal beam raised for Colby dorm in downtown Waterville
WATERVILLE — As the final steel beam was raised onto what will be a Colby College dormitory at 150 Main St., more than 100 residents, city officials and college staff members cheered. “We stand here...
View ArticleDeVos met by protesters at Harvard speech
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Students at Harvard University staged a protest Thursday as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivered an address on school choice. Some held up fists. One held up a sign reading,...
View ArticleThird child abduction attempt reported in Rockland
ROCKLAND –– Police are seeking a man who has tried three times to lure students into his van by offering them rides. The most recent incident was reported Thursday afternoon to Rockland police, when a...
View ArticleMayor of Dr. Seuss’ Massachusetts hometown blasts librarian
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The mayor of Dr. Seuss’ hometown fired back at a school librarian Thursday who called the children’s author’s books “racist” and “cliche” in rejecting a donation of them from...
View ArticleU.S. schools prepare for influx of Puerto Ricans fleeing storm
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — As Hurricane Maria churned toward Puerto Rico, Joseenid Martin Gregory put her sons Eliot Saez Martin, 9, and his brother, Elionet, 5, on a plane to be with their grandfather in...
View ArticleNew group aims to boost post-secondary education in Maine
Dozens of educational institutions, businesses and nonprofit organizations have signed on to MaineSpark, an initiative that aims to boost the number of Mainers who obtain post-secondary education. The...
View ArticleProponents of four-school bond in Portland cite favorable poll
Proponents of a $64 million bond to renovate four elementary schools in Portland touted the results of a new poll showing a majority of support among likely voters. A press conference they held Monday...
View ArticleProPublica reporter honored with Colby’s Lovejoy Award
WATERVILLE — For Alec MacGillis, his life’s work has been about what he sees as the places and people left behind. Speaking Monday night at Colby College’s Lorimer Chapel, MacGillis, an award-winning...
View ArticleACLU cites ‘barrage of bullying’ for Maine minority students
Immigrants and minority students face steady harassment and discrimination in Maine schools, according to over 100 students, parents and educators interviewed by the American Civil Liberties Union of...
View ArticlePortland school board schedules hearing to address questions about Bayside...
Portland’s school board has scheduled a workshop for Oct. 17 to address concerns from parents and staff members about the location and features of the Bayside Learning Community, a downtown school...
View ArticleElementary music teacher from Dover-Foxcroft named teacher of the year
DOVER-FOXCROFT — An elementary music teacher from Dover-Foxcroft has been named Maine’s teacher of the year. SeDoMoCha Elementary School music teacher Kaitlin Young learned she was Maine’s top educator...
View ArticleUMA exhibit features letters from Mainers in World War I
AUGUSTA — Before he became one of the first Mainers to die in World War I, Murray Alexander Morgan wrote a letter home that captured the unique terrors and joys experienced by soldiers like him....
View ArticlePortland’s Longfellow school might have mold
Portland school officials are trying to determine whether a discolored area in a corridor ceiling at the Longfellow Elementary School is mold. The discoloration was discovered late last week at the...
View ArticleTransgender homecoming king spreads ‘love where there’s hate’
A Maine transgender teen who was crowned homecoming king at his new school says love and tolerance motivated his schoolmates to support him, and he wants to use his time in the spotlight to spread that...
View ArticleUSM rolls out $15 million plan to help disadvantaged students
Officials at the University of Southern Maine say they’re rolling out a $15 million plan to help provide a four-year college education for disadvantaged students in the state. USM President Glenn...
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Alumnus’ World Series collection proves a big hit at Colby
This photograph signed by Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax, showing him pitching against the Minnesota Twins in a 1965 World Series game, is part of the collection donated to Colby College....
View ArticleUMaine System getting rid of tuition, fees for some students at 4 campuses
The University of Maine System is eliminating out-of-pocket tuition and fees at four of its campuses next fall for any first-year Maine student who qualifies for a need-based federal Pell grant. The...
View ArticleMold at Portland’s Longfellow school galvanizes bond campaign supporters
The discovery of mold in a hallway at Longfellow Elementary School has galvanized supporters of two different plans to fix Portland’s aging elementary schools. Portland voters will decide next month...
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