Arundel parents are asking a judge to rule that their children can continue to attend Thornton Academy Middle School in Saco.
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Biddeford, Saco, Dayton to push back start times for middle, high school students
Medical professionals and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say teenagers are healthier and perform better in school if they are allowed to sleep later.
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Windham student suspended after threatening tweet refers to ‘Columbine’
Police say the two messages referencing the 1999 mass shooting in Colorado may not rise to the level of a crime.
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Maine Charter School Commission member resigns because of conflict
Ande Smith, a member of both the Maine State Board of Education and the charter school panel, stepped down because only three commissioners can also serve on the education board.
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Princeton to keep Woodrow Wilson’s name despite his racist views
The former U.S. president supported segregation, rolling back progress for the emerging black middle class in the nation’s capital.
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Portland residents will vote Tuesday on bond for new Hall School
The state is paying for most of the $29.7 million project. The $1.4 million in local funds would cover upgrades such as a larger gym and cafeteria.
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Maine parents embracing the lessons of homeschooling
Driven in large part by conservative Christians and by others resistant to ‘industrialized’ education, what had been an unconventional choice for many parents in Maine and the nation has progressively moved into the mainstream.
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Superintendent resigns from Freeport-based school district
News of Edward McDonough’s departure from RSU 5 for ‘personal reasons’ comes on the same day that Durham votes against leaving the district.
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Former Rumford mill will soon house University College outreach center
The branch of the University of Maine System says the new center will open Aug. 1.
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Phillips Exeter Academy says teacher admitted sex abuse
The prep school says a former history teacher admitted two cases of misconduct with students in the 1970s and 1980s.