The college will start mandatory training on the federal law barring gender discrimination and put more resources into mental health.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Rhodes scholar and ‘Dreamer’ fears he can’t return to USA
A Harvard student who became the first “Dreamer” to receive a Rhodes Scholarship says the joy of that achievement has given way to uncertainty.
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Kansas teenager to collect high school diploma, Harvard degree
His parents say they understood their son was special in third grade. He skipped fourth grade.
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South Portland middle school’s heat and odor problems fixed
Superintendent Ken Kunin says students will be welcomed back Wednesday to a building with “reliable” boilers and no heating oil odor.
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Mills nominates Brunswick school administrator to be Maine’s education chief
Pender Makin, a former Maine Principal of the Year, promises a shift in priorities and vows to support public school teachers, administrators and students.
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Walmart heirs promote charter schools among black community
Charter schools are often in urban areas with large back populations, intended as alternatives to struggling city schools.
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Ecology School prepares to build new home in Saco, and it’ll be among Maine’s greenest
Plans call for breaking ground in the spring on a dormitory and dining hall due to open in 2020.
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UNH joins science center to probe marine mammals’ deaths
The University of New Hampshire is partnering with the Seacoast Science Center to help determine why seals and other marine mammals are dying along New England’s coast.
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As feds ease school lunch nutritional standards, Maine schools stay the course
Food service directors say students have become accustomed to whole grains and other nutritionally beneficial foods and often prefer them to less healthy alternatives.
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Thomas College president strives to meet students’ needs
Six years since taking office, Thomas College President Laurie Lachance can point to many accomplishments.