Schools and Education - Portland Press Herald

Maine high school graduation rate ranks 15th

by Blake Davis The Associated Press April 28, 2014

Education officials caution that graduation rate is just one part of gauging schools’ success.

The Faculty Senate has until May 31 to suggest cutbacks to avoid layoffs.

by Mark Sherman The Associated Press April 22, 2014

The high court rules that a state’s voters can outlaw the use of race as a factor in college admissions.

by The Associated Press April 22, 2014

It is the only American higher education institution in the country.

Maine goes to the head of the class in the latest rankings of schools by U.S. News & World Report.

Nine high school sophomores and three of their mothers will spend a week volunteering.

by Dennis Hoey April 21, 2014

Students from South Portland and Bonny Eagle will travel together by bus to the St. Louis competition.

by Paige Sutherland The Associated Press April 19, 2014

Bryant University asks students to refrain from photography on the graduation stage.

by Adrienne Lu Stateline.org April 19, 2014

Thirty-two states join forces to investigate accounts of predatory lending, misleading statistics and more.

The Faculty Senate president says layoffs are a possibility as his group seeks $14 million in savings.