Schools and Education
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
Portland school district hasn’t paid some of its hourly workers on time
Superintendent Xavier Botana says the issue stems from a staffing shortage, and that bus routes could be affected for the same reason.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
University of Virginia says it failed to report suspected shooter for discipline
The school revised its earlier account of a disciplinary action involving suspect Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. in this week's deadly shooting on campus.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
Richmond to appoint committee to ease transition to municipally run school district
Residents cannot elect a school board until March, but the new municipal district faces a July 1 deadline to have a voter-approved budget and its top administrators in place.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
UMaine system schools to close $5 million budget gap
Schools are making plans to dig into reserves and remaining federal COVID relief funds, keep vacant teaching positions open, limit travel and other expenses, and boost marketing campaigns.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
Pandemic, staff shortages take toll on education services for students with disabilities
A lack of ed techs in particular has prompted a rising number of complaints that students aren't getting legally required services in Maine schools.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2022
Applications for student loan forgiveness no longer accepted
Already, about 26 million people have applied, and 16 million applications have been approved. However, because of court rulings, none of the relief has actually gone out.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2022
College students worry about decreasing diversity if affirmative action is overturned
They say their schools would lose an important tool for giving opportunities to marginalized groups and bringing people from different backgrounds together.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
Two contested books will stay in Spruce Mountain High School library
Regional School Unit 73 directors voted to keep 'Gender Queer' and 'White Fragility' on the shelves.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
Federal judge in Texas blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
The lawsuit, one of a growing number of challenges, represents the second major hurdle the administration has faced in federal courts over the proposal.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
Chewonki Elementary and Middle School to close in June
The board voted to close the school after it was unable to find a model to sustain it financially, according to a Chewonki spokesperson.
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