The South Portland college observes its 69th commencement Sunday.
Schools and Education
News about schools and education from the Portland Press Herald.
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Waynflete seniors hold play day for schools rocked by student suicides
About 170 teens and 30 adults take part in the three-hour Portland event, raising money for suicide awareness efforts.
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University of New England grants degrees to 1,747 students
The largest graduating class in the school’s history attends commencement ceremonies at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
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Portland high schools expanding Chinese language classes
The school district already offers Mandarin classes. The new arrangement will bring an instructor from China who will teach two classes at Deering High and two at Casco Bay High.
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N.H. prep school graduate on bail pending appeal
Owen Labrie’s bail was revoked in March after he admitted violating his curfew.
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Some defend Skowhegan after-school Bible club whose transparency is questioned
A foundation that promotes the separation of church and state hosts an information session at which both sides air their perspectives.
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Third-graders reach out and touch nature in Belgrade
The Maine Lakes Society’s floating classroom offers students from Mt. Vernon Elementary School the opportunity for plenty of hands-on learning.
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For Greely students, trout life-cycle lesson ends at a brook: Photos
The sixth-graders learn about trout by raising them and then releasing them.
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8th-grade girls outperform boys using technology to problem-solve
The findings are important in encouraging more young women to have confidence that they have these skills.
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Federal data show racial and economic segregation increasing in nation’s schools
The promise of Brown v. Board of Education unravels as the proportion of high-poverty, majority-black and Hispanic facilities has soared since 2001, says the Government Accountability Office.