Schools and Education - Portland Press Herald

Lawmaker’s lecture on ‘immigration crisis’ goes on at USM as 200 protest

Rep. Lawrence Lockman, R-Amherst, speaks to a deeply divided audience to back a state immigration bill he is sponsoring.

Former Sudanese refugee Ekhlas Ahmed is surprised to go on stage with the TV star and receive a $22,000 check to pay off her student loan debt.

But school board members continue to back the embattled superintendent, saying he has improved test scores and saved money.

The growing charter school has filed a site plan for a two-story building on Lancaster Street.

Even the buildings and day care facilities with municipal supplies would have to do checks at the tap and make the results public through the state.

Most school districts already have had four or five cancellations, and more storms could push classroom time deeper into summer.

by Associated Press February 13, 2017February 15, 2017

A Ph.D. degree candidate is researching how the discipline can help patients cope with mental and physical trauma.

by Jose A. DelReal and Emma Brown The Washington Post February 12, 2017February 11, 2017

East Millinocket, like many isolated towns, sees little help, and perhaps harm, from new priorities at the top.

by Staff Report February 11, 2017February 11, 2017

A controversial Maine lawmaker is scheduled to speak Thursday on the Portland campus.

by Associated Press February 11, 2017February 11, 2017

The university makes a final decision in the controversy that has simmered on the Ivy League campus for years.