Dartmouth is joining Ivy League peers Brown University, Columbia University, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University in adopting no-loan policies.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine’s educators are exhausted
Teachers, administrators and a social worker from across the state told us about the unprecedented challenges they faced during the school year that mercifully ended last week.
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Posted inCommunity, Maine, Schools and Education
School officials told harassment of minority students at Lawrence High School a recurring problem
A parent of a student at the school and a teacher there told MSAD 49 directors Thursday that there’s a hostile environment at the school where students regularly use racial slurs and LGBTQ+ teens are bullied and harassed.
Posted inNew England, Schools and Education
Massachusetts bishop punishes school over Black Lives Matter, Pride flags
The Diocese of Worcester has told a local middle school that it can no longer identify itself as a Catholic school.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine legislative panel grills UMaine chancellor over ‘egregious’ presidential search
UMaine Chancellor Dannel Malloy and the board of trustees Chairperson Trish Riley spoke virtually to the Legislature’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
UMaine trustees give chancellor a brief contract extension, delaying decision on his future
Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy’s contract has been extended through mid-July, allowing the board time to discuss the matter at its July 11 meeting.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Campus sex assault rules fall short, say critics, prompting overhaul call
As many victims of campus sexual assault see it, guidelines put in place to protect them at colleges have a long way to go to fulfill the promise of Title IX.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Lentz and Grant win at-large seats on school board race after ranked-choice runoff
Ranked-choice runoffs were held at Portland City Hall on Wednesday morning to decide the winners of the Portland school board election.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Lisbon residents approve $19 million school budget
The budget represents a 5% increase from the current spending plan.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Racial disparity in Portland schools’ discipline mirrors national patterns
The Portland school district reported last week that Black students are disproportionately punished compared to other groups. The same is true around the country.