Schools and Education
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PublishedDecember 18, 2014
Thornton Academy cancels Friday classes because of threat
The school, which received a telephone threat early Thursday that prompted an evacuation, will start its two-week holiday break a day early.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2014
Portland teachers’ new contract increases pay, class time
Starting in the next school year, students will have a 6½-hour school day – an additional 20 minutes of class.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2014
Assessing the virtual school experience in Maine
The ability to tailor classwork around competing demands and other needs gives some young people – and teachers – a viable alternative when traditional education proves an imperfect fit.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2014
Harvest shows fruits of new college program
Kennebec Valley Community College has a fledgling sustainable agriculture program.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2014
Casco Bay High students participate in College March
Seniors from the Portland school paraded down Congress Street to mail college applications.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2014
UMaine Machias names interim president
Dr. Joyce B. Hedlund, who previously served as president of Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor and Washington County Community College in Calais, will replace retiring president Cynthia Huggins.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2014
Author, age 9, of Thorndike takes published book on tour to Farmington
With her first published book, Lydia Schofield says the "Bendy Wendy" story started with rhyming games.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2014
Report says students don’t know their debt load
Inaccurately estimating college borrowing levels leads to fear and surprise when loans come due.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2014
Protest poster ordered removed at Lewiston High School may go back on wall
The superintendent expects to permit the racial justice message that students created to start a dialogue on national events.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2014
Maine to receive $3.5 million to expand access to preschool
It is one of 18 states receiving a total of $226 million in a program announced by Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
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