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Schools and Education

Published
May 18, 2021

Richmond officials tell voters to focus on academics, not cost of stand-alone school district

In order to withdraw from Regional School Unit 2, the town of Richmond needs 822 votes, more than 50% of voters from the last gubernatorial election.
Published
May 17, 2021

UMaine professor working to make environmentally friendly disinfectant

William DeSisto is working with manufacturers on technology to increase local production of a bleach alternative made from salt, water and electricity.
Published
May 16, 2021

Virus testing strategies, opinions vary widely in U.S. schools

Some states are returning the money the Biden administration provided to run tests in schools.
Published
May 16, 2021

High school graduations take a step toward normalcy

The Class of 2021 in high schools across Maine will graduate next month in ceremonies that will feel more traditional than they did last year.
Published
May 15, 2021

To dance or not to dance? Maine schools navigate logistics of pandemic proms

Some high schools are skipping prom altogether, but some staff members, parents and students are finding ways to hold proms that look a little different, in hopes of bringing some normalcy to the end of the school year.

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Published
May 13, 2021

Bates students support Palestinians, denounce college

Bates College student government and others decry decision to call police over anti-Israel graffiti as 'a censure of student voices.'
Published
May 13, 2021

Poet Richard Blanco to speak at Colby College’s 200th commencement

The graduation ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 23, but the event is closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
May 13, 2021

Colby College officials still deciding whether to require COVID-19 vaccinations for fall semester

Administrators at other Maine colleges — including Bowdoin College, Bates College, St. Joseph's College and College of the Atlantic — have announced they will require full vaccinations prior to the fall semester.
Published
May 12, 2021

Saint Joseph’s College will require all students and staff to be fully vaccinated for fall semester

The college, based in Standish, joins a growing number of colleges requiring staff members and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Published
May 12, 2021

Freeport, Biddeford and Topsham educators among Maine’s county teachers of the year

The 16 county winners are now finalists for the annual Maine Teacher of the Year award, to be announced in October.