Schools fret as teens take to vaping, even in classrooms
BOSTON — Sneaking a cigarette in the school bathroom? How quaint. Today’s teenagers have taken to vaping, an alternative to smoking that’s so discreet they can do it without even leaving the classroom....
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Lyseth will be first of 4 Portland schools to be renovated
Lyseth Elementary School will be the first to be upgraded under a multi-year, multi-school, $64 million construction bond approved by Portland voters last fall. The Auburn Street school is considered...
View ArticleTuition, fees, room and board at UMaine System rising an average 2.9% this fall
Higher education is going to cost a bit more in Maine next fall. Tuition, fees and room and board costs at the seven University of Maine System campuses will increase an average of $466, or 2.9...
View ArticleColby College rescinds honorary degree for Bill Cosby in light of assault...
WATERVILLE — Colby College officials say an honorary degree awarded to comedian Bill Cosby in 1992 will be rescinded in light of his conviction last week on multiple accounts of indecent assault....
View ArticleArizona teachers rally as funding vote nears that would end strike
PHOENIX — Striking Arizona teachers who won a big pay increase but came up substantially short of achieving their demands for more school funding flooded the State Capitol for a fifth day Wednesday...
View ArticleArizona teachers win raise, end strike
PHOENIX — The Arizona governor signed a plan Thursday to give striking teachers a 20 percent pay raise, ending their six-day walkout after a dramatic all-night legislative session and sending more than...
View ArticleProtecting schools: When the ‘good guys with guns’ misfire
They are the “good guys with guns” the National Rifle Association says are needed to protect students from gunmen: a school police officer, a teacher who moonlights in law enforcement, a veteran...
View ArticleScarborough voters consider removing three school board members Tuesday
SCARBOROUGH — Town voters head to the polls Tuesday for a heated recall election that aims to unseat three school board members after months of controversy involving the superintendent and the high...
View ArticleUMaine Machias junior wins national scholarship
A University of Maine at Machias junior has received a national scholarship after showing academic and personal resilience following the heroin overdose deaths of several family members and leaving an...
View ArticleUSM president responds to criticism about removal of sex offender’s artwork
President Glenn Cummings says it was a difficult decision, and the school is taking criticism from artists and activists. The University of Southern Maine removed paintings by a convicted sex offender...
View ArticlePortland mayor calls for spending cuts, new revenues to protect school budget
Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling is proposing a list of changes to the city manager’s $247 million budget proposal as a way to head off reductions to school spending and to help shift the tax burden from...
View ArticleTwo Greater Portland students chosen for U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
Two students from Greater Portland were selected for the prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars Program for academic achievement, federal education officials said Wednesday. Gregory Pershing of Greely...
View ArticleTurnout strong in Scarborough school board recall vote
SCARBOROUGH — Turnout was steady and strong Tuesday in the town’s first-ever recall election, which aimed to unseat three school board members after months of controversy involving the superintendent...
View ArticleThree Maine high schools among top 500 in U.S.
Yarmouth, Cape Elizabeth and Falmouth high schools cracked the top 500 high schools nationwide in the latest annual U.S. News & World Report rankings released Wednesday. In overall best high...
View ArticleVeteran of academia hired to lead new UMaine graduate school of business
A senior dean from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, has been selected to lead the University of Maine’s new graduate school of business. J. Michael Weber, a senior associate dean and professor of...
View ArticleWinthrop School Board proposes $25,000 payout to embattled superintendent
WINTHROP — School officials are asking the town to raise an extra $50,000 in next year’s budget to cover a one-time payout to the district’s outgoing superintendent, who is resigning in less than two...
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Recall votes in Scarborough put school board on unclear path
Three Scarborough school board members who were roundly removed from office Tuesday in the town’s first-ever recall election responded to the will of voters with a mix of disappointment, pride and hope...
View ArticlePortland finance committee calls for $1.1 million cut to school budget,...
After a long and sometimes contentious meeting, Portland city finance officials voted 2-1 early Thursday to recommend a $247 million municipal budget – and to trim $1.1 million from the school district...
View ArticleBuxton principal warns of pinworm outbreak at elementary school
Buxton school officials are warning parents of an outbreak of pinworms at an elementary school. The principal of Buxton Center Elementary School on Wednesday sent a letter to parents notifying them of...
View ArticleCumberland second-grade teacher among 16 honored as county teachers of the year
Connie Russell, a second-grade teacher in MSAD 51, was named Cumberland County’s teacher of the year Thursday, one of 16 county-level finalists for the Maine Teacher of the Year award. Russell teaches...
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