Smoldering tensions between a first-time superintendent and a high school principal have mushroomed into districtwide disruptions pulling students, teachers and the school board into the fray.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Students protest gun violence across U.S.
The protests come on the 19th anniversary of the school shooting in Columbine, Colorado.
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Arizona teachers will walk off job to protest salaries, funding
They want the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey to improve on the governor’s offer of 20 percent raises by 2020.
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Alumnus gives Colby College $2.5 million to aid Maine students
The former class president says he wants other deserving students to get the same help he got more than 50 years ago.
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Bowdoin is Maine’s latest carbon-neutral campus, joining Colby, College of the Atlantic
Bowdoin announces that its net carbon footprint is now zero because of a combination of reduced energy use and investments in renewable energy production.
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Colby graduate donates $2.5 million for financial aid to Maine students
Steve Ford, who grew up in Maine and received financial aid, has committed to helping Maine students go to Colby.
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Former U.S. senator blasts Rep. Poliquin: ‘This character from Maine’ is trying to gut fresh fruit, veggies in school
Tom Harkin of Iowa says Bruce Poliquin is so determined to push frozen blueberries from his district that it imperils the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program that serves 4 million schoolchildren.
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Syracuse suspends engineering fraternity for ‘racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic’ video
Many students expressed that the offensive video was not an isolated incident, but rather part of a larger cultural problem at the university.
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UMaine system’s internet service returns to normal after computer glitch
The internal outage disrupted web-based services at all seven campuses for several hours.
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Scarborough police seek ‘individuals’ who sent threatening letter to superintendent
The anonymous letter, which was addressed to Superintendent Julie Kukenberger’s husband, also was sent to five school board members and the town manager, according to a police statement.