They’re hoping the self-steering boat, powered solely by wind and currents and equipped with sensors and a camera, will find its way to Ireland.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Do you know if your public school has tested its water for lead?
Not all Maine districts are required to check lead levels and there’s no database indicating which have done so, what they found or what corrective actions were taken.
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After further testing, schools in Benton, Clinton taken off bottled water
The schools replaced all fixtures after tests revealed lead and copper levels higher than the federal action level for schools.
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Elliott Schwartz, Maine’s best-known classical composer, dies at 80
The mentor of generations of Bowdoin College students was an influential innovator in his field, and his work materials are in the Library of Congress.
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Most Maine students proficient in English, science, new test shows
The results of the statewide tests for students in grades three through eight can’t be compared to results from previous tests.
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Cornville charter school wins approval to add pre-K and high school
The school will become the first charter school in Maine to offer such programming.
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USM School of Music gets surprise $600,000 donation
A total of $500,000 is from the Bob Crewe Foundation, named after the late songwriter from Scarborough, while his brother Dan gives $100,000.
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Portland Symphony Orchestra musicians enhance learning at Portland elementary schools
A recent $600,000 grant will enable the PSO Explorers program to expand and continue through 2020.
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Virginia school district weighs banning 2 classic books
Meanwhile, it pulls copies of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ and ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from classrooms and libraries.
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Glenn Cummings formally installed as USM president, after 17 months on the job: photos
Friday’s ceremony makes the former Maine House speaker the university’s first official president since 2012.