Civil liberties groups ask to join legal fight and oppose public funding for...
The groups have asked for intervenor status in a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for religious school tuitions.
View ArticleArts education in Maine gets boost from $2.5 million federal grant
Side x Side will expand the program it started in Portland elementary schools to include schools in Lewiston.
View ArticlePortland, 6 other communities to vote on whether to join regional school...
Districts get extra state funds if they're allowed to consolidate transportation, special needs and other services at the centers.
View ArticleMaine electrical lineworkers go to school
Kennebec Valley Community College technology facility has been renovated and expanded with help from Central Maine Power utility's parent company.
View ArticleUSM launches institute to enhance economic ties among Arctic countries
The Maine North Atlantic Institute will act as a hub for the various groups with economic and cultural interests in Scandinavia.
View ArticleMaine community colleges see Question 5 as $15 million investment
Kennebec Valley Community College would receive nearly $2.2 million if the referendum is approved by voters Nov. 6.
View ArticleAmazon pushes coding for next generation
The company launches a program that aims to teach more than 10 million students a year how to code.
View ArticleDistrict investigating Mt. Ararat students’ reports of illness after party
The students told a school nurse that they were feeling 'off' after eating baked goods at the party Wednesday.
View ArticleScarborough school officials issue whooping cough warning
Following a pertussis outbreak at Scarborough High School, parents are urged to keep kids home if they have a cough and to update family vaccinations.
View ArticleFearful of violence, central Maine schools deploy resource officers
These law enforcement officials act as security guards, safety consultants, counselors and instructors.
View ArticleUMaine Early College program seeks to fill gaps in Maine’s workforce
The program, which allows high school students to earn up to a year's worth of college credits, is gaining in popularity.
View ArticleMaine’s first virtual charter school up for state renewal
Maine Connections Academy, which serves 429 students, wants to expand its enrollment cap and add two new grades, subject to approval by the state charter school commission.
View ArticleState delays release of new school testing results
New English, math and SAT scores were briefly posted on the internet Monday, but Maine Department of Education officials took them down, saying they wanted more time to verify the results.
View ArticleChairwoman of Portland school board presses for universal pre-kindergarten
In her State of the Schools address, Anna Trevorrow recounts successes in the district and says expanded pre-K would 'help make a difference to all students.'
View ArticleMaine’s first virtual charter school gets 5-year renewal
But officials deny a request from Maine Connections Academy to expand into new grades and lift an enrollment cap.
View ArticleScarborough superintendent’s job on the line after voters stack school board...
Four of five board candidates elected Tuesday were endorsed by a group that sought to have Julie Kukenberger fired, and one of the new board's first duties will be to review her contract.
View ArticleKristallnacht’s 80th anniversary observed in Augusta
Two Holocaust survivors described their memories of the violent night when Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues in Germany were attacked, burned and ransacked.
View ArticleOakland cheerleader takes to the field – alone
Kaitlyn Berthiaume, a Messalonskee High School senior, found her solo appearances this fall nerve-wracking, but in the end, rewarding.
View ArticlePenobscot Nation calls on Skowhegan to retire ‘Indians’ nickname
The tribal ambassador hand-delivered the appeal to the SAD 54 board on Nov. 1.
View ArticleMaine test scores dip slightly in math, English, science
Standardized test results show half of Maine students are at grade level for English, 37 percent for math.
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