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Schools and Education

Published
March 23, 2015

Maine lawmakers want to add money to K-12 budget

The Appropriations Committee will consider the Education Committee's recommendation next week.
Published
March 20, 2015

Prize-winning Maine teacher returns to school and a celebration

Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, is feted at the school after winning the Varkey Foundation's $1 million Global Teacher Prize.
Published
March 20, 2015

South Portland students make pledge policy plea to faculty leaders

The three seniors want South Portland High School's faculty leadership team to adopt a written policy to make it clear that participating in the daily Pledge of Allegiance is optional under the law.
Published
March 20, 2015

USM spends $2 million on new ads and scholarships, but applications decline

Incoming school President Harvey Kesselman says he expects 'some upticks' in enrollment by the fall of 2016.
Published
March 19, 2015

Cheverus High School names its next president

The Rev. George Collins will come from Fairfield University in Connecticut to succeed the Rev. William Campbell as of July 1.

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Published
March 17, 2015

Portland school board reconsiders plan to replace Hall Elementary

Officials might look at combining the Hall and Longfellow elementary schools, rather than just replacing the Hall school.
Published
March 16, 2015

Portland school board chair says district is ‘getting better all the time’

Sarah Thompson tells the City Council that the district plans facilities upgrades and curriculum changes.
Published
March 16, 2015

Baxter Academy of Portland makes waves in robotics competitions

The charter school in Portland is among the top teams in the state in its first season.
Published
March 16, 2015

Global Teacher Prize winner from Maine reflects on award

Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning, reiterates her pledge to give every penny of the $1 million prize to the school.
Published
March 16, 2015

UMaine System finds way to freeze in-state tuition for fourth straight year

Trustees rely on higher state aid and reserve funds to make the freeze possible. Maine is the only state to have no tuition increases, adjusted for inflation, in the past five years.