Schools and Education

Published
May 15, 2025

In the push for a statewide school cellphone ban in Maine, local control could stand in the way

Many teachers, parents and school leaders in Maine support bell-to-bell school phone bans, but lawmakers this month scaled back on a bill, citing overreach of local control.
Published
May 14, 2025

As Portland’s gotten cooler, are more Maine college grads staying? | Column

Census data shows the city has become more popular with recent college graduates, and some surveys of Maine students indicate more of them have been sticking around.
Published
May 13, 2025

UMaine history professor puts knowledge to the test in ‘Jeopardy!’ win

Kara Peruccio, a professor of history and gender studies at the University of Maine, won $12,400 on the show Friday.
Published
May 13, 2025

Family of Deering High teen ‘mistakenly’ detained by police say he was racially profiled

The student was released shortly after he was apprehended by South Portland police officers. The department has not provided details explaining why they detained the 16-year-old.
Published
May 13, 2025

Portland charter school would serve multilingual, disabled students — if lawmakers don’t intervene

The Legislature’s education committee has unanimously approved lowering Maine’s cap on the number of charter schools. It could spell trouble for a new middle and high school specializing in vulnerable populations.

Published
May 12, 2025

Orange baby lobsters, the rarest of their kind, find a new home in Maine’s ocean

The odds of finding an orange lobster are 1 in 30 million. The University of New England just released 15 orange babies, no wider than a thumb and no longer than a pinky, into the wild to defy those odds.
Published
May 12, 2025

Under federal pressure, some of Maine’s colleges are renaming DEI offices

Maine colleges are joining a national trend or scrubbing words like 'diversity' and 'inclusion' from department websites in favor of more neutral terms like 'community' and 'belonging.'
Published
May 11, 2025

Maine’s college graduates of 2025 walk across the stage to their next chapter

As we enter graduation season, here are photos of some of the newest alumni of Maine's colleges and universities. In tasseled caps and long robes, graduates from institutions including Maine College of Art & Design, Husson University and University of Maine schools walked across the stage over the weekend, entering the next chapter of their lives.
Published
May 10, 2025

Dr. Nirav Shah urges UMF graduates to consider ‘what we owe each other’ at commencement

Despite being forced inside by inclement weather, the University of Maine at Farmington recognized its class of 2025 with 3 ceremonies.
Published
May 8, 2025

Mt. Ararat principal plans more training, supervision after hazing investigation

But before his presentation Thursday, some players' parents expressed frustrations that the investigation into the allegations was not neutral or complete.

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