The school beats out Duke and the University of Texas to win the award, which recognizes efforts to reduce waste and achieve other environmental and social goals.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine colleges defend emphasis on diversity in response to report of Trump initiative
Colby, Bates and Bowdoin have race-based admissions policies, which the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled constitutional.
advertisement
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Schools and Education
Justice Department will probe ‘anti-white bias’ in higher education
Trump voters believe that whites are more discriminated against than Muslims, blacks, Jews and Latinos, a survey finds.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Portland weighs options for extra school funding from the state
Ideas for using the $2.7 million include tax relief and continuing to provide health services cut in the state budget.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Two children at Portland day camp diagnosed with MRSA skin infections
The bacteria – methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus – resists antibiotics, and one of the children was hospitalized, city officials say.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
UC-Irvine revokes 499 students’ provisional acceptance, blames over-enrollment
The unexpected reversals force hundreds of students to appeal the decisions or look for other options for the upcoming school year.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Oakland school district creating 5-year plan to fix fire code violations
A recent inspection lists 104 offenses at schools in RSU 18.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
School, health officials vow to save student health centers after cuts
Some districts may keep the centers open by tapping into additional education funding received under the July 3 state budget agreement.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough residents again reject school budget
The $47.2 million spending package is defeated by a vote of 1,930 to 1,847.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough residents voting again today on school budget
The proposed spending plan has been reduced by $236,000 since the initial proposal was rejected in June.