A district public hearing, is tentatively set for this month, followed by a vote of residents in November.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
Simulated emergency ‘fabulously instructive’
The Homeland Security drill at the University of Maine at Farmington tests skills of first responders.
Maine’s first virtual school exceeds minimum enrollment
Maine Connections Academy, a charter program where students learn online from home, has 279 enrollees and appears to be set to open this fall.
SMCC summer program gives incoming students a boost
Sixteen graduates of Portland high schools who need help to prepare for college make up the inaugural ‘My Success’ class.
UNE group heeds Ebola concerns, cancels trip to Ghana
As the virus spreads, 38 health care students and eight faculty members cancel their trip to a clinic in the West African nation.
More Maine high school graduates are going to college
A Mitchell Institute report released Thursday says that, from 2009 to 2013, the number going to college increased from 57 percent to 62 percent.
Weather concerns press debate about USM building restoration
While university officials and preservationists grapple with how to restore it, the historic building could face damage from the elements if it is not covered soon.
Study: Better schools may boost poor teens’ health
The research spotlights risky health behavior by low-income high school students in Los Angeles.
UMaine at Presque Isle to open art center
The school will receive $50,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Human rights commission faults Brunswick district in bullying case
It says the schools had good anti-harassment policies but didn’t do enough for a student who was perceived to be gay.