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Schools and Education

Published
August 20, 2024

Portland school board OKs applications for major construction projects

Though details of the plan have not been finalized, the district has looked at bringing students from Casco Bay, Deering and Portland high schools together on a new, unified campus.
Published
August 19, 2024

Lewiston Public Schools honors longtime employee slain in mass shooting

The business office is named for Lucy Violette who worked in the business office for 52 years.
Published
August 16, 2024

Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class

Years after the pandemic, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance.
Published
August 16, 2024

Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage

The administration's new rules, published Friday, will require large operators to put their employees on a path to earn what their counterparts in local school districts make by 2031.
Published
August 14, 2024

Columbia University president resigns after months of turmoil over Israel-Hamas war

Minouche Shafik was named president of the university last year and was the first woman to take on the role.

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Published
August 13, 2024

MDI Bio Lab gets $19 million to boost Maine’s biomedical research, workforce

The federal grant will fund the renewal of the Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program, a collaboration between 17 educational and research institutions, for another 5 years.
Published
August 11, 2024

Colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off

Among universities' budget challenges: Federal COVID relief money is now gone, operational costs are rising and fewer high school graduates are going straight to college.
Published
August 10, 2024

Judge denies emergency relief in lawsuit challenging limits on public funds for religious schools

The plaintiffs in the case have already filed a notice that they intend to appeal the order issued Thursday.
Published
August 9, 2024

Children’s museum receives over $200,000 to advance ethnic studies

The federal grant of $224,143 will help the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine develop programs that comply with Maine law calling for African American and Wabanaki studies in public schools.
Published
August 8, 2024

Some University of Maine at Farmington properties headed for sale sometime in 2025

The University of Maine at Farmington plans to sell several properties as part of a strategic plan to enhance financial sustainability, operational efficiency, and better align resources with the needs of today's students.