education

Published
April 19, 2017

Greg Kesich: LePage’s fuzzy arithmetic – cut school staff, taxes to improve schools

Mainers voted for a surtax on the rich to bring education aid up to a 55% target – and that adds up.
Published
April 18, 2017

LePage envisions ‘about a dozen’ superintendents, total, for schools statewide

He proposes regional centers for operating schools and says the state doesn't need nearly 150 superintendents.
Published
April 18, 2017

Charles Lawton: Learning is best defense against social threat from tech innovation

Artificial intelligence will eventually kill many jobs, requiring human ingenuity to tell us how we all adjust.
Published
April 18, 2017

Portland’s new $29.7 million Hall Elementary School should be completed by fall 2018

Work on the project to create a 558-student school is expected to begin with tree clearing this week.
Published
April 16, 2017

Maine Observer: ‘Teachable moment’ lasts a lifetime

An earnest young student proudly chairs a fund drive, and finds that his slip is not lost on his wise school principal.
Published
April 16, 2017

Cynthia Dill: Debt buyers can bleed student borrowers dry

Maine lawmakers consider proposals to weaken the grip of harassing collectors who use the court system to reap money they are not owed.
Published
April 14, 2017

Our View: Lax vaccine laws put Maine babies at risk of potentially fatal disease

With tighter opt-out rules, a whooping cough spike could have been avoided – instead, Gov. LePage has enabled parents who think they have a right to skip shots.
Published
April 11, 2017

Portland school board passes $105 million budget with 7-2 vote

Board members regret having to postpone plans for new programs, and eliminate others.
Published
April 9, 2017

Last year’s report card just now arriving for Maine school districts

The detailed results of standardized tests for grades 3-8 that debuted last year are only just now coming in – as schools are beginning to administer them again.
Published
April 6, 2017

The welcome is warmer when you use the right name

A substitute teacher tells why learning to pronounce what seems like an unusual name is worth the effort.