Students at Southern Maine Community College will use environmental DNA to monitor aquatic life in Casco Bay in a revolutionary new way.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education, Varsity Maine
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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Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
New Hampshire getting $46M to expand charter schools
New Hampshire is getting a $46 million federal grant to expand charter schools.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Portland school board approves solar energy project
A student-driven effort to counteract climate change led the board to approve a resolution directing the superintendent to enter into a power purchase agreement with an offsite solar project.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Parents fear new probation office is too close to Portland school
The Department of Corrections office has moved next to Presumpscot Elementary School, but the office director says rumors about it being a sex offender counseling location are untrue.