Education Department considers greater rights for students accused of sexual...
The proposed regulations may have a significant effect on how colleges handle the allegations.
View ArticleWindham High offering new class on ‘adulting’
Life 101 includes lessons such as how to change a tire and basic grown-up etiquette.
View ArticleBuying guns with federal school funds up to states, DeVos says
That means, for the first time, U.S. education dollars could be used to buy guns.
View ArticleTemporary rules in place for New Hampshire’s Medicaid to Schools expansion
Nearly two-thirds of the state's schools participated in the more limited program in 2017.
View ArticleColby College library tower undergoes restoration
The project in Waterville offers a glimpse into one of Maine's iconic buildings.
View ArticleWith state school funding drying up, Portland studying possible school...
Outside consultants and a local commission are to provide recommendations by early 2019.
View ArticleMini-sailboat’s transatlantic voyage connects Scarborough students with...
It arrives in England about three months after its launch, allowing second-graders in Maine to collaborate with a British school in studying world exploration and how communities evolve.
View ArticleHenninger takes over as principal at Brunswick High School
Troy Henninger, a former assistant principal at Cape Elizabeth High, comes to Brunswick after four years at Boston Latin Academy.
View ArticlePortland school board to include island schools, non-school facilities in...
Redistricting, school closure and program changes could be among the possibilities considered in a major facilities assessment.
View ArticleSouth Portland High recognizes grad for academic achievement – 75 years later
Although she had an elite grade point average, Mildred Marie Truland Dexter was passed over for the academic honor.
View ArticleLawmakers back bill requiring schools to notify state about personnel...
The bill would formalize current policy, but was opposed by the state teachers union, which said it is being rushed through the Legislature without sufficient review.
View ArticleDefrauded college students get only partial relief
Figures demonstrate the impact of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' new policy of tiered relief.
View ArticleTopsham memorial to 9/11 victims gains new visibility
Two pillars erected outside Mt. Ararat High after the 2001 attacks are even closer to a new school under construction.
View ArticleLewiston proposes major changes in field trip policy in response to drowning
Some school committee members say the proposed changes are too extreme.
View ArticleAssault charges against Biddeford school board member prompt policy review
Superintendent Jeremy Ray declines to comment on the charges against Dennis Anglea, a member of the board.
View ArticleNational Merit Scholarship semifinalists announced
Two Maine schools have six semifinalists each.
View ArticleUMaine System launching effort to meet growing demand for nurses
The initiative would expand programs in rural areas, help students pay for their education and take other steps to fill the 3,000 nursing vacancies projected in the state by 2025.
View ArticleSyrian photojournalist hoping to come to Colby for fellowship
Bassam Khabieh, who has spent years documenting the Syrian Civil War, recently got his visa after delays caused by President Donald Trump's travel ban.
View ArticleDemocratic AGs win case against U.S. Education Secretary DeVos
Maine was one of the 19 states that filed the lawsuit over the suspension of rules that protected students at for-profit colleges.
View ArticleSMCC says mold that shut down dorm has been cleaned up and students can return
Mold in the 10-year-old Spring Point Residence Hall forced Southern Maine Community College to place students in hotels and other dorms during the cleanup.
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