Although she had an elite grade point average, Mildred Marie Truland Dexter was passed over for the academic honor.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Portland school board to include island schools, non-school facilities in cost-saving review
Redistricting, school closure and program changes could be among the possibilities considered in a major facilities assessment.
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Henninger takes over as principal at Brunswick High School
Troy Henninger, a former assistant principal at Cape Elizabeth High, comes to Brunswick after four years at Boston Latin Academy.
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Mini-sailboat’s transatlantic voyage connects Scarborough students with school in England
It arrives in England about three months after its launch, allowing second-graders in Maine to collaborate with a British school in studying world exploration and how communities evolve.
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With state school funding drying up, Portland studying possible school closures, redistricting
Outside consultants and a local commission are to provide recommendations by early 2019.
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Colby College library tower undergoes restoration
The project in Waterville offers a glimpse into one of Maine’s iconic buildings.
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Temporary rules in place for New Hampshire’s Medicaid to Schools expansion
Nearly two-thirds of the state’s schools participated in the more limited program in 2017.
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Buying guns with federal school funds up to states, DeVos says
That means, for the first time, U.S. education dollars could be used to buy guns.
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Windham High offering new class on ‘adulting’
Life 101 includes lessons such as how to change a tire and basic grown-up etiquette.
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Education Department considers greater rights for students accused of sexual assault
The proposed regulations may have a significant effect on how colleges handle the allegations.