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Schools and Education

Published
April 7, 2015

Portland school officials consider new start times

The school board will hold a hearing on middle school and elementary hours after parents balk at a plan.
Published
April 7, 2015

Featured interactive: Explore graduation rates for Maine high schools

Data includes rates for the 2010-11 through 2013-14 school years.
Published
April 7, 2015

Maine high school graduation rate shows slight improvement

The state's overall graduation rate is the 10th-highest in the nation.
Published
April 6, 2015

Bills target UMaine System funding challenges

The Legislature has failed 'as we have cut and cut and cut funding,' says Rep. Diane Russell of Portland.
Published
April 3, 2015

Portland officials rethink earlier start times for elementary schools

New proposed hours will be discussed at a workshop and a hearing, as parents object to some schools starting at 7:45 a.m.

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Published
April 1, 2015

South Portland High faculty approves new Pledge of Allegiance procedure

The approval ends several months of controversy over an effort by three students to make it clear that participation in the pledge is optional under the law.
Published
March 31, 2015

Portland School Board decides against later starting time for high schools

With 20 minutes added to the school day, Portland's high schools will end their classes at 2:30 p.m.
Published
March 31, 2015

Student loan recipients go on repayment strike, face default

The 'Corinthian 100' refuse to repay loans they took to attend for-profit colleges operated by now-defunct Corinthian Colleges Inc., saying the Department of Education should have done a better job regulating the schools.
Published
March 27, 2015

Future destination solidifies for college-bound senior from Westbrook

Honors student Gabriella Latini got into six schools and favored one. But her top choice kept her hanging until ...
Published
March 26, 2015

Business leaders applaud selection of Cutler for UMaine System post

But faculty members at the University of Southern Maine remain skeptical about his overseeing a graduate business and law center.