Schools and Education - Portland Press Herald

Scientists peek into brains to see how kids learn math

by LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press August 18, 2014August 17, 2014

Researchers say that drilling your kids on simple addition and multiplication problems may pay off.

by TOM RELIHAN Greenfield Recorder August 17, 2014August 16, 2014

Children seeking to increase their English vocabulary learn about Colonial times at the Indian House Children’s Museum in Old Deerfield.

School officials said no children crossed at five of the 10 sites last year.

If the school committee eventually approves one, it would be the first in-district charter in the state.

by The Associated Press August 11, 2014

The database shows first-year earnings of recent graduates from Maine schools, by major and degree type.

by JULIE WATSON The Associated Press August 11, 2014August 10, 2014

Lawmakers may require colleges that get public funds to set a standard for when ‘yes means yes.’

A district public hearing, is tentatively set for this month, followed by a vote of residents in November.

The Homeland Security drill at the University of Maine at Farmington tests skills of first responders.

Maine Connections Academy, a charter program where students learn online from home, has 279 enrollees and appears to be set to open this fall.

Sixteen graduates of Portland high schools who need help to prepare for college make up the inaugural ‘My Success’ class.