Schools and Education
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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
Deering High principal who resigned last week is now superintendent in Brewer
Gregg Palmer, who left the Portland high school as officials looked into a drop in enrollment, started work Tuesday as head of the Brewer School Department.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
Fewer Maine students getting in the game, survey shows, as high school sports participation falls 4.5%
The drop during the 2018-19 school year – the first time Maine fell below 50,000 athletes in 22 years – came as participation nationwide declined for the first time in 30 years.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2019
SMCC marine studies program to benefit from $20 million federal grant
Students at Southern Maine Community College will use environmental DNA to monitor aquatic life in Casco Bay in a revolutionary new way.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2019
New costume makes clear that Morse High Shipbuilders’ mascot means business
The $5,000 costume features a removable cooling vest to prevent the wearer from overheating.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2019
New Hampshire getting $46M to expand charter schools
New Hampshire is getting a $46 million federal grant to expand charter schools.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2019
Parents press state to move probation office away from Portland school
The Presumpscot Elementary School Family Council is circulating a petition asking the Maine Department of Corrections to move services for sex offenders to a different location.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2019
Deering High principal resigns amid inquiry into enrollment drop
Gregg Palmer has accepted another position and the district plans to launch a search for a new principal in January, the superintendent says.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2019
School uniforms are on the rise, changing back-to-school shopping
Administrators see safety, convenience and inclusion. Critics see a block to creativity and individualism. Retailers see profit.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
Auburn School Committee addresses Boston Globe allegations
‘I don't want people to believe that we're a racist school, or that people don't feel welcome,’ Faith Fontaine said.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
Holocaust survivor who spied on Nazis during World War II shares her story at USM
Marthe Cohn, 99, doesn't want people to forget the lessons that were learned about Hitler's rise to power and the horrors of the Holocaust.
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