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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Northeastern University to make ‘major announcement’ in Portland
The Boston-based university will not provide details about the plan it will announce Monday but says it will have a significant impact in the city.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Employees of Maine charter school vote against unionizing
Staff at Maine Connections Academy voted 10-9 against joining the state teacher's union, reversing the results of a previous election that resulted in a federal labor board dispute.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2020
Supreme Court seems favorable to public funding for religious education
The justices are sharply divided along ideological lines in arguments over a provision in Montana's constitution that bars state aid to religious schools.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Portland board weighs pros, cons of reconfiguring 8 elementary schools to save money
Superintendent Xavier Botana said there are pros and cons to the proposal, which the district is considering in the face of an anticipated $6.4 million budget shortfall.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Electric school buses latest stop on Maine’s climate-change journey
Converting all Maine school bus fleets to electric would reduce carbon emissions significantly, but upfront costs and range restrictions could pose challenges.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Supreme Court case to test state laws that exclude religious groups from public funds
In a Montana case, the court will decide whether a scholarship fund supported by tax-deductible donations can help children attending private schools, some of them religious.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2020
Parents criticize plan to reconfigure Portland elementary schools
They question the benefits and point to the disruption from converting 8 elementary schools to 4 schools for pre-K through second grade and 4 for third through fifth grade.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Winslow Catholic school to close at end of year as area’s Catholic population declines
St. John Catholic School, which had as many as 350 students enrolled in the 1960s, will close at the end of the 2019-2020 school year with enrollment down to 34.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Bill to expand access to child care unveiled in Waterville
"You can't have a strong economy in Maine without strong child care for the people in it," said Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Aroostook County.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
Portland to consider reconfiguring its 8 mainland elementary schools
The school board will discuss a proposal Tuesday to form 4 primary schools and 4 intermediate schools.
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