Three Maine schools named ‘Blue Ribbon’ schools for academic progress
Frenchville, Yarmouth and Falmouth schools are honored by the U.S. Department of Education.
View ArticleUSM president says retired professor went ‘rogue’ in offering trip to lobby...
Glenn Cummings says the ‘pop-up’ course was pulled as soon as he found out about it – hours before a group of demonstrators was to leave for Washington on a chartered bus.
View ArticleYarmouth voters will decide $60 million bond questions in November
About $52 million would go to school projects and $8.5 million would pay for a new public safety center.
View ArticleTeachers’ group sues student loan servicer Navient
The American Federation of Teachers says Navient failed to guide borrowers through a loan forgiveness program.
View ArticleSite work for new Bath high school underway
Construction the $74 million school for students from Bath, Arrowsic, Woolwich and Phippsburg is slated to begin in March and finish by the fall of 2020.
View ArticleNew Sanford High School due to open Wednesday
The $100 million school is the most expensive school construction project in Maine history.
View ArticleArundel students may attend school in Saco, court says
RSU 21 is required to pay for those who wish to go to Thornton Academy Middle School.
View ArticleLewiston, Auburn high schools return to traditional grading
The schools had switched to proficiency-based grading on a scale of 1 to 4, but parents complained.
View ArticleEven with incentives, Maine school districts struggling to get bus drivers on...
The steps they've taken to address the shortage, including bonuses and free training, have delivered only limited relief.
View ArticleBowdoin College dedicates Roux Center for environmental studies
The building is envisioned as a hub for interdisciplinary work on environmental issues.
View ArticleHigh school teacher in Piscataquis County is Maine’s Teacher of the Year
Joseph Hennessey, an English teacher, was selected from among more than 300 nominees.
View ArticleDeVos drops her bid to delay 2016 rule on for-profit colleges
The Obama-era regulation was adopted to help students who were defrauded get their loans forgiven.
View ArticleRSU 21 appeals ruling that Arundel students can attend Thornton Academy...
Maine's highest court will weigh in on whether Arundel middle schoolers should have the choice through public funding.
View ArticleProficiency-based learning differentiates candidates in Westbrook race
Veronica Bates and Kristen Beahm are both seeking the Ward 2 School Committee seat.
View ArticleA dire need for school bus drivers is felt in Fairfield, Waterville schools
The Fairfield area school district has hired two new drivers since an initial hiring push earlier this year, officials said.
View ArticleThomas College debuts new trails for students, Waterville community
The Sukeforth Family Trail System provides roughly 3 miles of running, walking and biking terrain.
View ArticleVoters asked to invest in higher education
Two bonds on the ballot request a total of $64 million, partly to ease workforce shortages.
View ArticleNokomis High School district seeks new image for mascot
A contest announced earlier this month will help choose the new 'visual identity.'
View ArticleCourt clears way for Obama-era policy on student loan forgiveness to take effect
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had opposed the regulation regarding for-profit colleges that defrauded students.
View ArticleProfessor who offered students credit for protesting Sen. Collins barred from...
Dr. Susan Feiner had offered students a 'pop-up' course for college credit if they hopped a bus to Washington, D.C. to urge Sen. Collins to oppose Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation.
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