Homer Grant and Julie Lambert retired Friday, the last day of school in Saco. Lambert says, ‘I miss the kids already.’
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Kennebunk school superintendent takes job at USM
Katie Hawes has accepted a position as a professor at the University of Southern Maine.
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Trump administration reviews foreign money going to U.S. colleges
The Education Department opens investigations into foreign funding at Georgetown University and Texas A&M University as the administration increases its scrutiny of international money flowing to American colleges.
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Maine bishop names new superintendent of state’s Catholic schools
Marianne Pelletier is currently the principal of St. Dominic Academy’s Lewiston campus and succeeds Jim King in the superintendent’s job.
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Justice Department backs parents suing Maine over tuition for religious schools
Three couples are challenging state law and seeking reimbursement for their children’s tuition to religious schools.
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Maine Legislature passes ‘Student Loan Bill of Rights’
With a unanimous vote, the Senate sends Gov. Janet Mills legislation aiming to protect borrowers.
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Lots of ‘cool science’ at Bates spurred by federal program
The $104 million that taxpayers have allocated to encourage biomedical research in Maine contributes to the growth of student-focused scientific training.
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Here are the top high school seniors in Cumberland and York counties
Bridgton Academy Cole Smith, valedictorian. Brunswick Daniel Lyons, Logan Gillis, Benjamin Baumgarte, Alexandra Morse, Erin Coughlin, Lea Scrapchansky, Eliza Rudalevige, Nicholas DaRosa, Christopher Tucker and Cameron Daly. Cape Elizabeth High School Lauren Abrahamsen, Barbara “Tess” Dolan, Samuel Dresser, Rohan Freedman, Meghan Gerety, Valedictorian; Marianna Godfrey, Casey Goodwin, Alison Ingalls, Tessa Celeste Kilgore, […]
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March For Our Lives fuels youth activism in Maine
Deering High School students rally against gun violence as the national March For Our Lives movement takes hold in Maine high schools.
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Hundreds graduate from Portland’s high schools in 3 ceremonies
Portland High School, Deering High School and Casco Bay High School hold consecutive commencements Thursday, handing diplomas to nearly 500 new graduates.