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Schools and Education

Published
June 16, 2021

Portland accepts bid for Reiche school renovations, at $4 million under budget

Construction is expected to start this summer on 3 projects at Longfellow, Reiche and Presumpscot elementary schools.
Published
June 14, 2021

Committee advances plan to keep in-state UMaine System tuition flat

The full board of trustees will meet next week to consider the proposal, which comes after the governor proposed a supplemental budget that would increase state funding for higher education.
Published
June 14, 2021

Maine schools plan robust summer programming to counter COVID-19 impacts

Districts intend to enroll more students in a broader variety of programs this year to help them catch up and give them a boost for the fall.
Published
June 13, 2021

South Portland’s assistant superintendent taking post in Gorham

Jodi Mezzanotte will become principal of Village Elementary School starting July 1, the Gorham School Department says.
Published
June 13, 2021

Schools across U.S. brace for massive surge of kindergartners in fall

The supersized class will include more children who missed out on preschool and older classmates whose parents decided to wait an extra year because of the pandemic.

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Published
June 12, 2021

Teachers wary of new laws limiting instruction on race

Laws setting guiderails for classroom instruction on race passed this year in Republican-controlled states.
Published
June 11, 2021

Kennebunk area school board and teachers union reach tentative contract agreement

The agreement comes after stalled negotiations led teachers to institute work-to-rule and organize a march through downtown Kennebunk.
Published
June 11, 2021

Dartmouth medical school drops cheating charges against students

The students were accused of cheating by accessing online course materials while taking closed-book exams remotely.
Published
June 9, 2021

Maine will lift physical distancing requirements for schools this fall

The Department of Education announced that remaining physical distancing requirements will be relaxed next school year and all schools should be able to offer full-time, in-person learning.
Published
June 8, 2021

Portland voters approve $125.2 million school budget

It and the municipal budget will result in about a 1 percent overall tax increase; the school spending plan includes close to $3 million in equity-focused initiatives.