Students who graduate in the Class of 2024 and 2025 are now eligible for the program.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
David Fogle, influential preservationist whose work earned King Charles’ praise, dies at 94
Fogle, an international authority on historic preservation and urban planning, started a program for University of Maryland students to work on projects around the world, including a 17th-century English countryside estate built by the family that founded Maryland and its namesake university.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Maine home-schooling numbers remain high following pandemic spike
Experts, parents and advocates cite a number of reasons for a dramatic rise of a system that provides an alternative to traditional schooling.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Lewiston, Auburn hit 10-year high for number of homeless students
Other school districts in central and western Maine counted a higher-than-average number of homeless students.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Ransomware criminals dump kids’ private files online after school hacks
Rich in digitized data, the nation’s schools are prime targets for far-flung criminal hackers.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Dixfield-based school district librarians, directors speak against book rating suggestion
Director Liz Kelly of Dixfield had asked the board at its June 13 meeting about ‘looking into a rating system for materials in our library.’
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
UMaine System board extends chancellor’s contract
The terms of Dannel Malloy’s contract extension have not been released.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Failed ex-UMA president, still unemployed a year later, set to receive nearly $20,000 monthly from UMaine System
Michael Laliberte’s settlement from the University of Maine System requires him to provide detailed reports on his attempts to find a new job in education in order to receive the payouts.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Without affirmative action, how will colleges seek racial diversity?
Colleges have potential tools to pursue racial diversity without actually looking at race in admissions. Many of the options are challenging, controversial, and maddeningly indirect.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Legacy college admissions under renewed scrutiny after affirmative action ruling
In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that removes race from the admissions process, colleges are coming under pressure to put an end to the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni.