Schools and Education
-
PublishedOctober 2, 2019
Maine community colleges increase enrollment, bucking nationwide trend
Among its strategies to reach prospective students, the system has switched to communicating by text message rather than email.
-
PublishedOctober 2, 2019
UMaine system to cover tuition for more than 1,200 students
Students will be chosen based on more than one metric and would first have to apply for financial aid.
-
PublishedOctober 1, 2019
Judge rejects lawsuit led by Maine resident challenging affirmative action at Harvard
The 2014 lawsuit filed by Edward Blum alleged that Harvard holds Asian American applicants to a higher standard than students of other races.
-
PublishedSeptember 30, 2019
New law aims to reduce food waste in Maine schools
The law is designed to help schools cut food waste in an effort that also will benefit shelters, food pantries, taxpayers and the environment.
-
PublishedSeptember 29, 2019
Winslow teen hikes 2,192-mile Appalachian Trail — and graduates high school in the process
Kaylin Brown, 18, finished the six-month trek Saturday, supported by friends, family and teachers from the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
-
PublishedSeptember 27, 2019
Pownal Elementary School evacuated after methane detected
School officials said its septic system was to blame, and none of the gas made it into the building.
-
PublishedSeptember 27, 2019
Bill Clinton, Jeb Bush reflect on 30 years since historic education summit
Aside from setting goals for America's education system, the former president and the former Florida governor say the 1989 Education Summit was a model for bipartisan work.
-
PublishedSeptember 27, 2019
Brunswick school superintendent says he will retire
Paul Perzanoski, who has led the school district for more than a decade, will leave at the end of the school year.
-
PublishedSeptember 26, 2019
Three Maine schools receive National Blue Ribbon honors
The schools in Cape Elizabeth, Bangor and Yarmouth are being recognized for academic performance or closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
-
PublishedSeptember 26, 2019
Interim superintendent hired in flawed process resigns from job in Kennebunk
Maryann Perry, who joined Regional School Unit 21 this month, will be paid $8,878 for time worked and provided severance of $13,000.
- ← Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 187
- 188
- 189
- 190
- 191
- …
- 464
- Next Page →