Schools and Education - Portland Press Herald

Biddeford and Dayton to share school administration

The agreement announced Friday is intended to reduce costs, but still allows Dayton students to attend their schools of choice.

by The Associated Press February 28, 2014

The case involved wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo.

by SUSAN MCMILLAN Kennebec Journal February 27, 2014

The safety center could do more to improve the safety of Maine’s schools than billions of dollars in security upgrades, according to a new briefing.

The House backs a measure that would also place a moratorium on private online schools.

A draft proposal from the school district to the school board would put the first day of school on the Tuesday after Labor Day.

by The Associated Press February 21, 2014

The board’s executive committee is expected to vote on the measure today.

by John Hale Kennebec Journal February 18, 2014

The team has spent a year preparing for the March 1 event in Portland.

by The Associated Press February 12, 2014

They must be recognized, a judge says in ruling that part of the state’s own ban on same-sex marriage ‘demeans’ a class of people and discriminates.

Lawmakers also give Jim Rier an ovation for his many years of service as they send his nomination to the Senate.

Approved 11-2, the bill now goes to the Legislature.