Schools and Education - Portland Press Herald

Scarborough High wrestler with one leg finds home after years of hardship

Sam Leishman’s limb was amputated when he was a baby in Ethiopia and he spent years in foster care in Colorado.

by Alex Lear The Forecaster December 25, 2017December 26, 2017

The new school, to be completed in 2020, will be built on the existing school’s athletic fields.

RSU 38 spends more than $100,000 and installs 12 classroom ventilators.

by Nick Anderson The Washington Post December 23, 2017December 23, 2017

The American Talent Initiative aims to recruit 50,000 students with financial need by 2025.

by staff report December 22, 2017December 22, 2017

Students coming from households who earn less than $60,000 a year will have a parent contribution of $0, the college said Friday.

by Alex Lear The Forecaster December 21, 2017December 21, 2017

The new school, due to be completed in 2020, will be built on the existing school’s athletic fields

by Jocelyn Van Saun The Forecaster December 21, 2017February 12, 2018

Donna H. Wolfrom will finish the school year as superintendent of the Maranacook Area Schools before starting the new position.

Students at Skillin School and 15 other Maine schools are preparing to participate in the 2018 Winter Games in January.

by CAROL COULTAS Business editor December 18, 2017December 18, 2017

Bolstered by 167 partners, the 10-year plan will look at things like education, housing and health.

More than 300 people attend a memorial service for Nancy Ludewig, who died of pancreatic cancer at 73.