Threat prompts Noble High School to move students
Students at Noble High School in North Berwick were moved to the middle school Wednesday after what school officials described as a credible bomb threat. Superintendent Steve Connolly announced on the...
View ArticlePresident of Maine community colleges decides he has to step down
The president of the Maine Community College System is stepping down under pressure after Gov. Paul LePage demanded his ouster. “I have too much respect for the office of the governor to take his...
View ArticleChildren’s Center opens satellite location, program in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — The Children’s Center of Augusta is putting finishing touches on a recently opened second location, in Skowhegan, after nearly 50 years of service in Kennebec County. The center, in a...
View ArticleMaine Community College System names interim president
A week after the president of the Maine Community College System resigned under pressure from Gov. Paul LePage, the system’s trustees named Derek Langhauser the interim president. Langhauser, who has...
View ArticleUMaine System to consolidate administration, keep 7 campuses and presidents
BANGOR — The University of Maine System announced plans Monday to consolidate all administrative functions as part of its effort to close a budget gap, but will keep all seven campuses and their...
View ArticleUSM pares presidential choices to three candidates
Glenn Cummings, interim president of the University of Maine at Augusta and former speaker of the Maine House, is one of three finalists for president of the University of Southern Maine, system...
View ArticleBenefactor of Maine Community College System questions governor
A prominent Biddeford-born philanthropist whose California-based foundation for education and the arts has granted millions of dollars to the Maine Community College System wrote a letter this month to...
View ArticleVeterinary technology gets upgrade at UMaine Augusta
AUGUSTA — The veterinary technology program at the University of Maine at Augusta will become a four-year bachelor’s degree program, university officials announced Thursday. The university planned to...
View ArticleColby College to issue bonds for $100 million strategic initiative
WATERVILLE — Not a penny of the $100 million Colby College plans to spend on programs and capital improvements, including a new sports complex and performing arts venue, will have to come out of its...
View ArticleSole finalist for Gorham schools chief ‘above the rest’
Heather Perry is the sole finalist for superintendent of Gorham schools, but at least one person is still banking on her not getting the job. That’s Ryan Harnden, chairman of the board for Unity-based...
View ArticleMaine’s second virtual school gets OK to open this fall
AUGUSTA — The Maine Charter School Commission gave final approval Tuesday to Maine Virtual Academy to open in the fall, making it the second virtual charter school in the state. “Congratulations. You...
View ArticlePortland residents consider plan to replace Hall Elementary School
About 30 people attended a community meeting Wednesday to discuss the $20 million replacement of Hall Elementary School in Portland, which has qualified for state construction funds. The one-story...
View ArticleFirst of 3 candidates for USM presidency visits campus
A finalist to be president of the University of Southern Maine said Thursday that he would prioritize enrollment and fundraising to stabilize the struggling campus. “Recruitment is job one,” Jose...
View ArticleSkyrocketing tuition: ‘Paying more … not getting more’
University of Maine senior Krystal Muggett is a full-time student working three jobs and worrying about the roughly $20,000 in student debt she’ll have when she graduates next year. So it burns her up...
View ArticleGlenn Cummings emphasizes Maine roots as he vies to lead USM
Glenn Cummings, interim president of the University of Maine at Augusta and a finalist for the presidency of the University of Southern Maine, emphasized his Maine roots and his ideas for increasing...
View ArticleCommission calls for Maine to boost college aid
The state should raise the Maine State Grant Program from $1,000 to $2,500 per year for the most needy Maine college students, and add annual $250 increases to encourage students to finish college, say...
View ArticleVirtual school student wins Cumberland County Spelling Bee
Caroline Beckwith, an 11-year-old seventh-grader, won the Cumberland County Spelling Bee over a field of 31 spellers Wednesday night at Falmouth Middle School. Caroline, who lives in Winterport and...
View ArticlePortland diocese names new schools superintendent
Maine’s Roman Catholic schools have a new superintendent. Portland Bishop Robert Deeley on Wednesday named Jim King to oversee 10 elementary and middle schools and three high schools across the state....
View ArticleCandidate for USM presidency touts administrative experience
A finalist for the presidency of the University of Southern Maine said his experience in top administrative roles at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey as it went through transformative change and...
View ArticleEdgecomb teacher one of 10 finalists for $1 million prize
A longtime teacher from midcoast Maine has been named one of 10 finalists for a prestigious international prize. Nancie Atwell, who founded the Center for Teaching and Learning, a private elementary...
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