Schools and Education
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PublishedApril 4, 2021
With new aid, schools seek solutions to problems new and old
Public schools in some cities are expected to receive more than $1 billion.
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PublishedApril 2, 2021
Portland school finance committee votes to advance $125.8 million budget
The school board will hold a public hearing on the budget, which is up 5 percent, on Tuesday night.
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PublishedApril 2, 2021
Falmouth superintendent takes job as head of Scarborough schools
Geoff Bruno has served as superintendent in Falmouth for the last 7 years and will start July 1 in Scarborough.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
South Portland hires new school superintendent
Timothy M. Matheney, a longtime educator, will take over July 1 for outgoing Superintendent Ken Kunin.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Unity College to launch environmental education program at Pineland Farms
The announcement comes about 8 months after the college transitioned to a permanent hybrid model and said it would be looking to provide education in settings outside the main fixed campus.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2021
Maine colleges will encourage, not require, students to get vaccinated
Several campuses say they are strongly encouraging their students and staff to get vaccinations but won't require them as long as the vaccines are authorized only for emergency use by the FDA.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
Portland schools receive national award for college readiness program for multilingual students
The award comes with a $5,000 prize the district plans to use to establish a scholarship fund for students participating in the Make It Happen! program.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
South Portland plans to release school equity report in mid-April
The report from the Center for Education Equity is based on focus groups with students, staff and parents and will come with recommendations for next steps in the district's equity work.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
Portland elementary and middle school students will go back to classrooms 4 days per week
The target date for increasing in-person learning is April 26, the superintendent said in a letter to families.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2021
South Portland families urge schools to work harder on race issues
Some families say they want to see more urgency and transparency around racial equity work amid incidents that include a teacher's use of a racial slur in a classroom last year.
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