The private college, which specializes in sustainability science, credits new investments and innovation for its surge.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
Westbrook assistant superintendent poised to take top job
If hired, Peter Lancia, who has worked in the school district for 26 years, would succeed Marc Gousse.
UMaine System to pay $30,000 to settle lawsuit by fired UMA athletic director
Warren Newton, who was fired in 2015 from his job at the Augusta campus, agrees to drop all claims under the terms of a settlement.
South Portland to get state funds for new or renovated middle school
The project’s cost, design and location will be determined with public input as the city weighs how to address major deficiencies at two schools for grades 6 through 8.
Muslim boy’s family sues over arrest for homemade clock
The teen’s family says the arrest violated his civil rights and forced them to leave the U.S.
School funding commission sets meeting dates
The commission, which was assessed a $500 fine for a private meeting, is tasked with reforming the funding formula.
Portland officials see cramped classrooms, run-down elementary schools
Tours at Presumpscot and Lyseth are part of fact-finding for a proposed $70 million bond to renovate four elementary schools in the city.
SAD 6 board to decide on interim superintendent
Paul Penna, who’s now principal of Bonny Eagle High School, would fill the post left vacant in May by the resignation of Frank Sherburne.
Charity group funded school network led by former Gov. McKernan
The Telegram finds an unusual role for a Maine-based nonprofit; critics say it may have been used to skirt financial aid rules.
Most of EDMC’s recruited students dropped out
One expert says many ended up with ‘crippling student debt and little prospect of being able to pay it back.’