Legislative committee rejects plan to shift pre-schoolers’ special education...
Lawmakers on the Education Committee have rejected a plan that would have shifted special education services for preschool-age children from the state to Maine’s school districts, voting instead to set...
View ArticleOklahoma’s teachers keep strike going for fourth day
OKLAHOMA CITY — Thousands of Oklahoma teachers, students and their supporters staged massive demonstrations at the state Capitol for the fourth straight day Thursday while Republican lawmakers...
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Deering principal was convinced that student was attending school primarily...
Princehoward Yee Staff photo by Derek Davis Deering High School’s principal says he denied varsity eligibility for a baseball player living in Falmouth because he “sincerely” believed the student...
View ArticleScarborough clerk certifies petitions to recall 3 school board members
A petition drive intended to unseat three Scarborough school board members gathered enough valid voter signatures to force recall elections in the coming weeks. The petition drive, organized by a local...
View ArticleSchools teach kids ABCs of digital privacy
NEWARK — The fifth-graders of Yolanda Bromfield’s digital-privacy class had just finished their lesson on online-offline balance when she asked them a tough question: How would they act when they left...
View ArticleOutcome of Maine’s plan for proficiency-based diplomas is up in the air
State education officials are grappling with what to do about proficiency-based diplomas, and Monday the public will get to chime in. Debate over a bill introduced earlier this session to delay the...
View ArticleFor-profit colleges struggle despite assist from DeVos
WASHINGTON — The for-profit college industry is struggling under the weight of declining enrollment, stiff competition from traditional universities and an image battered by past misdeeds, even as the...
View ArticleLeadership endowment fund to boost salary of new UMaine president
One day before the expected appointment of a new president for the flagship University of Maine campus in Orono, the creation of an endowment fund that will be used to supplement that executive’s...
View ArticleFather says he felt assured his son could play varsity baseball at Deering High
The father suing the Portland Public Schools in federal court says he never fully understood that his son could be ruled ineligible for varsity baseball after he was enrolled at Deering High School...
View ArticleNew school board member who was fired by district can’t be ousted from office
MINOT — A Regional School Unit 16 school bus driver who was fired for making racist and sexist comments cannot be removed from the school board seat to which he was newly elected. Mike Downing was...
View ArticleScores attend legislative hearing to debate merits of proficiency based diploma
AUGUSTA — The idea of scrapping or scaling back Maine’s proficiency based diploma law prompted a rare five hour-plus public hearing Monday, as scores of people testified on whether the six-year-old law...
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Maine test scores hold steady in latest ‘Nation’s Report Card’
Maine students continued to score at or above the national average in math and reading on the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress test, with relatively stable state results since 2015,...
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Student’s suicide raises questions about school’s response to warning signs
At his home in Scarborough, Daniel Mercer says he hopes something positive comes from the loss of his adoptive son, Sam, to suicide. “I hope it can be a healing thing for the community and start a...
View ArticleNational Science Foundation executive named new president of UMaine
A top executive at the National Science Foundation and leading science, technology, engineering and math expert has been named president of the University of Maine. Joan Ferrini-Mundy was selected...
View ArticleMaine schools preparing to set policies for suicide prevention
For months, Matt and Rosie Graham tried to get help for their daughter Anie’s depression. They turned to her middle school in Lewiston, her regular doctor and local mental health providers. They got...
View ArticleCape Elizabeth to examine high turnover of school administrators
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council and School Board plan to hold a workshop in the near future to discuss questions raised by a resident about turnover and financial management in the school department....
View ArticleDeering High student won’t be allowed to play varsity baseball, judge rules
A Falmouth man plans to continue a legal battle to secure his son’s eligibility to play varsity baseball at Deering High School despite a ruling by a federal judge Wednesday that denied a preliminary...
View ArticleBowdoin, Colby and Bates under federal investigation for possible antitrust...
LEWISTON — Bates, Colby and Bowdoin colleges are among at least nine elite secondary schools under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for possible violations of antitrust laws. The alleged...
View ArticlePortland school board sticks with $112 million budget request
Despite pressure to lower the tax impact, the Portland school board stayed with its latest budget plan, voting 7-1 Thursday in favor of sending the $112 million budget to the City Council. “I would...
View ArticleLegislative panel votes to remove requirement for proficiency-based diplomas
AUGUSTA — In a move that would unwind a signature education policy of the LePage administration, lawmakers on a legislative committee voted 9-3 late Friday to remove the requirement that districts must...
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