‘My goal is to help children,’ says Alexis Spencer of Sabattus, a junior at Thomas College.
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Education groups want 70% of Mainers to have post-high school education or training by 2035
A coalition of colleges, education advocacy groups and business leaders is hoping to raise the rate of working Mainers with college credentials from 55% to 70% in less than a decade.
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Posted inBusiness, Community, News, Schools and Education
Westbrook Regional Vocational students are business-building champions
Vladan Napijalo and Evan Gilbert will represent southern Maine at the national Junior Achievement Future Bound competition in Boston.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program set to go nationwide
The new nonprofit Generation US is already partnering with school systems in Kansas, Kentucky, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Posted inCommunity, Maine, News
Bill targeting school employee misconduct becomes Maine law
But the local mom behind the law says it falls short and more work needs to be done.
Posted inCommunity, News
Students, college blossom as Auburn’s Central Maine Community College to graduate largest class ever
Enrollment at the college has grown 85% since 2021 as traditional and nontraditional students take advantage of the school on Lake Auburn.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Canvas system used by thousands of schools is back online after a cyberattack
The platform used by Bowdoin College and others for managing grades and assignments went down Thursday while many students were studying for finals.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
10 Maine governor candidates talk education at Portland schools forum
The slate of hopefuls from the crowded gubernatorial field took students’ questions about their positions on public education in Maine and their support for the state’s largest, most diverse district.
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Falmouth schools pass cell phone ban in advance of new state law | Column
Falmouth schools will ban student cell phones for the 2026-27 school year, following suit with a new statewide law. On Wednesday, April 15, the Falmouth School Board approved a policy that states, “students are not permitted to carry, wear or access personal cell phones, smart watches, or other PEDs [personal electronic devices] during the school […]
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Why Scarborough is set to lose $1 million in state education funding
Maine lawmakers passed a bill overhauling the state’s public school funding formula.