Portland school board renews superintendent’s contract

Schools and Education

Published
November 28, 2018

Portland school board renews superintendent’s contract

Xavier Botana agrees to stay on through June 2022.
Published
November 27, 2018

Education secretary warns of student debt crisis

Betsy DeVos blames the Obama administration and its 2010 takeover of federal student loans, which stopped private banks from giving out federally subsidized loans.
Published
November 27, 2018

Scarborough sees chance to refocus with superintendent stepping down

Julie Kukenberger, who was involved in several months of controversy, says she will continue to lead the school district in advance of her departure next summer.
Published
November 27, 2018

Midcoast teacher who won a $1 million education prize is sentenced for shoplifting

Nancie Atwell, who was honored in 2015 for her work at the school she founded in Edgecomb, said in court that a previously undiagnosed mental illness contributed to her compulsion to shoplift.
Published
November 26, 2018

School district’s snow-day alternative draws interest

Lewiston and Auburn officials want to see how well Camden-Rockport's remote school day plan works.
Published
November 26, 2018

South Portland middle school project needs zoning change

Parts of the proposed building would be four stories tall, exceeding the 35-foot limit in the surrounding Thornton Heights residential neighborhood.
Published
November 26, 2018

Lunder Foundation’s $3 million gift to MECA will increase financial aid

Most of the money will go toward relieving the burden of student debt, while some will be used on the college's strategic plan.
Published
November 24, 2018

Winslow, Waterville schools to introduce anonymous threat-reporting system

The around-the-clock app, website and hotline service, called Say Something, could be implemented by June.
Published
November 22, 2018

RSU 38 voters will weigh in on $5.8 million bond issue

Superintendent James Charette says the reception to the measure has been positive.
Published
November 21, 2018

MIT’s ‘Star Trek’-inspired plane flies silently, runs on electricity

The prototype could portend a future where airplanes fly without moving parts like turbines or propellers.