What was supposed to be a transformative education model is struggling to meet minimum standards.
education
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Racism at Edward Little highlighted in The Boston Globe
Auburn officials say racial issues at high school deserve more attention but insist the city’s high school is typical in the problems it faces.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Bates College receives its largest-ever federal grant
Nearly $4 million from the National Science Foundation will allow the college to create a new database of video images useful for research on artificial intelligence and neuroscience.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
South Portland middle school project calls for $12.3 million in local funding
The $71.6 million project would include rooftop solar panels, additional music program space and other features beyond the $59.3 million to be funded by the state.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Four debates. No questions about K-12 education. What’s going on?
The moderators have been ignoring one of the country’s most important civic institutions.
Posted inMaine
Yarmouth planning board expected to approve school plans
Final approval for the elementary and middle school projects is expected at the board’s Aug. 14 meeting.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Student progress is stalled by shortage of social workers
Poverty, hunger and family trauma will interfere with a child’s education if they are not addressed.
Posted inNation & World
CEO: Schools reject offer to pay students’ late lunch bills
Todd Carmichael, chief executive and co-founder of Philadelphia-based La Colombe Coffee, says the Wyoming Valley West School District board president declined the $22,000 offer, arguing that money is owed by parents who can afford to pay.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: I am white. I was bused, too. And it made me a better person
Exposure to diversity has made me richer, more thoughtful and better able to see a clear path to the future.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: As ranks of game officials dwindle, school sports reach a tipping point
The future of interscholastic competition depends on holding coaches, players, parents and referees accountable for their behavior.